Killers Kill Themselves

The suicide rate in the U.S. Armed Forces keeps climbing. The Americans blame it on the natural stress caused by combat situations and the repeated deployment of the same troops. There may be another reason that they choose not to consider, at least, not publicly. Maybe, just maybe, some of those who take their own lives are tortured by their conscience, once they realize that they are part of a war machine that kills innocent men, women, children and old people indiscriminately or wantonly. That is a heavy burden to carry around with you, and it becomes too heavy to bear. Thus, suicide is the option. An army psychologist took his own life recently. He just couldn't take it anymore. Even with all his professional training. Imagine what the regular Joe goes through in those tragic circumstances.

Still, the U.S. war machine keeps rolling along.