US Soldiers from Iraq with PTSD are not Getting Treatment

Why doesn't this surprise me? Most people I know do not want to be labeled as being "malingerers" (infamous word) especially if they have served in the armed forces. There is a tradition of holding it all in, 'soldiering on' when life gets tough, that hasn't changed since Caesar marched through Gaul or Alexander through India. Soldiers sign up, serve their time and then retire to nurse their problems in silence (sometimes flavoured with a bottle or two of alcohol spiced wth violence) and remember their mates who did not come home.
Thank goodness that sort of thing is becoming more talked about. Probably not more dealt with, unless they are married to some strong-willed and strong-stomached woman, but at least the reason why they turn into really horrid individuals is better understood and there is help now available.

The trouble is, the bureaucracies haven't changed. Coupled with a reluctance to pay the piper for playing at one's shindig by a politicians whose sons most likely didn't go to the latest war or the last one, there must be hundreds of ex-service personnel who are missing out on their deserved support.
And if their service has had a psychological effect, it is no wonder that there is little political support. One can see the loss of an eye, hand or leg, but the comfort of not reacting extremely to the back-fire of a car? The grinding depression that ends in suicide? The hyper-awareness of danger when none exists? The refusal to seek help because it is not 'soldierly'?

What ever happened to paying one's debts of honour? Taking care of those for whom you are responsible?
The USA, more than most countries, has learnt some hard lessons in the area of vetern soldiers and their mental and psychological health needs. But their recent CiCs have hacked away at the benefits to be paid to them on their return; have reduced the amount of money available to care for those for whom one would think that a duty is owed.