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hi mick, it is the pits and i am ffing
happy i never had to serve in that way.

they set us up and then use us .. it's not fair to say us
because we are not amongst those who choose the military
because of economic reasons or even those who choose to join
because of the desire for companionship, travel and
adventure. Or. those who join because that is the only way
they can get to university.

it hurts even more and it must be doubly terrible for some as
they see the stupidity and unnecessary nature of this
particular war in Iraq which was never about our freedom.


i'm sure that even Hitler could have been dissuaded from war
had the industrialists and others doing business with hin all
hated war, but then again they wouldn't would they or they
wouldn't be who they were if they did and if it wasn't tem it
would be another .. so forget that bit.

the problem is, of course, that so many make so much money
from war and don't give a fucineygeewhiz about anything
else .. they really don't care about the lives that are lost
as long as they get their cash.

[fuagf]

"Psychological Effects of Combat"

By Dave Grossman and Bruce K. Siddle
Academic Press, 2000

♫ War - The World Is A Ghetto #msg-12972704 .. title job only.

The psychological effect of combat is a concept which encompasses a wide variety of processes and negative impacts, all of which must be taken into consideration in any assessment of the immediate and long term costs of war. This entry will address the wide-spectrum psychological effects of combat, to include: psychiatric casualties suffered during combat, physiological arousal and fear, the physiology of close combat, the price of killing, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Introduction: A Legacy of Lies..........to honor the memory of the fallen and rationalize their deaths....
Psychiatric Casualties in War..........A psychiatric casualty is a combatant who is no longer able to participate in combat due to mental (as opposed to physical) debilitation.
Physiological Arousal and Fear..........The impact of fear and its attendant physiological arousal is significant, but it must be understood that fear is just a symptom and not the disease, it is an effect but not the cause.
The Trauma of Close-Range, Interpersonal Aggression..........The impact of fear, physiological arousal, horror, and physical deprivation in combat should never be underestimated....
The Physiology of Close Combat..........An understanding of the stress of close combat begins with an understanding of the physiological response to close-range interpersonal aggression.
A Resistance to Killing..........The existence of a resistance to killing lies at the heart of this dichotomy between killers and nonkillers.
Overcoming the Resistance to Killing..........Throughout history the ingredients of groups, leadership, and distance have been manipulated to enable and force combatants to kill, but the introduction of conditioning in modern training was a true revolution.
The Price of Overcoming the Resistance to Killing..........Conditioning that overrides such a powerful, innate resistance carries with it enormous potential for psychological backlash
Conclusion: A Cultural Conspiracy..........In the field of developmental psychology a mature adult is sometimes defined as someone who has attained a degree of insight and self-control in the two areas of sexuality and aggression.


http://www.killology.com/article_psychological.htm