If someone asked you what the largest source of soldier deaths were from the Iraq war, most of us would probably say combat, but the answer is actually suicide.

As amazing as it seems, because of untreated PTSD, more soldiers have died from suicide as a result of the Iraq war than have died from combat. The well publicized CBS story that came out last year found that in 2005 alone, there were at least 6,256 veteran suicides. As of today, there have been 4,084 combat deaths since the start of the war in 2003. It is likely that the total suicides since 2003 are well above 10,000 but quality numbers are difficult to come by.

This is my first diary, but I'm so mad that I just had to write.

While MN is known as a liberal state, we still have our share of right-wing crazies...more than enough for my taste. One of them is Republican state representative Tony Cornish who is so obsessed by guns that he recently authored a bill legalizing using a gun to defend your home and property, something that is already legal. I guess he just wanted to fulfill his campaign promises to the NRA or something.

His latest stunt takes the cake, in that he uses the victims of the VA Tech tragedy to push his own gun agenda by forcing campuses to allow students to carry concealed weapons.

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