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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.

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  • Monday, April 9, 2007 06:45 AM

    The Commander In Chief

    As President George W. Bush reminds us so often, he is the War President, the "decider", and the supreme authoritarian commander in chief. He has micromanaged the Iraq War since day one. So it would appear he is the one who ordered these injured troop back into battle. I wonder how many these military mmembers voted for Mr. Commander in Chief in 2004.

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