U.S. troops air unusual discontent
U.S. troops air unusual discontent
TOM RAUM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON -- Soldiers always gripe. But confronting the defense secretary, filing a lawsuit over extended tours and refusing to go on a mission because it's too dangerous elevate complaining to a new level.
It also could mean a deeper problem for the Pentagon: a lessening of faith in the Iraq mission and in a volunteer army that soldiers can't leave.
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One could have predicted this. You don't go to war under false pretenses at the hands of incompetents and expect morale to hold