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Monday, April 9, 2007 12:00 AM

Injured troops shipped back into battle

Salon has uncovered further evidence that the military sent soldiers with acute post-traumatic stress disorder, severe back injuries and other serious war wounds back to Iraq.
By Mark Benjamin

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  • Monday, April 9, 2007 01:25 PM

    Do the math...what's a life worth?

    Smith's commanders are only looking out for the taxpayers. Smith will have a better chance of getting KIA if he is redeployed.

    A plane trip home in a box is a lot less expensive than a lifetime of rehab, which will never work anyway.

    Do the math...that's all the warlords are doing.

    Peace to all,

    —prop7x7 Read prop7x7's other letters

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