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(Excerpt)They're going to claim insanity----wait for it.
More U.S. troops are committing suicide than are being killed in active service in Afghanistan, shocking figures have revealed.
Even before not-yet-released data from October, the number of suicides among active and reserve army personnel this year has surpassed the number of combined military combat deaths from January to October 22, according to CNS News.
A total of 247 U.S. army personnel are believed to have taken their own lives between January and September this year, army data shows. This compares to 222 deaths from 'hostile causes' in Afghanistan.
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More U.S. troops committing suicide than being killed fighting in Afghanistan in 'tough year' for armed services | Mail Online
It would seem that extreme psychological breakdown ("insanity") is not uncommon within the atmosphere Bergdahl was exposed to. So let's not dismiss the possibility that he wasn't responsible for his actions when he walked away.
PTSD doesn't only occur after the soldier is safe at home. We need to look more closely at the kind of pressures these soldiers are exposed to in Afghanistan -- where we have no good reason to be in the first place.
A worthwhile point, and certainly investigation is in order. A major question though will be WHO will be doing that investigating, and will it be under duress of military brass pressure, all of which is under duress from the White House.