More Than 43,000 Unfit Troops Deployed
Posted: Thursday 05/08/08 11:26 AM EDTFiled Under: Iraq News, Nation NewsSince 2003, tens of thousands of troops have been sent to Iraq or Afghanistan even though they were ruled medically unfit for combat, Pentagon records show. "It is a consequence of the consistent churning of our troops," says the president of a veterans group. "They are repeatedly exposed to high-intensity combat with insufficient time at home to rest and heal before redeploying."