God, the Army, and PTSD
During the Iraq war, however, the great difficulty veterans experienced in getting psychiatric care—greater than before—was not a product of cost-cutting, but of conviction: many Bush administration officials believed that soldiers who supported the war would not face psychological problems, and if they did, they would find comfort in faith. In a resigned tone, one prominent researcher who worked for the VA, and asked that he not be identified because ... Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
This sums up a lot of what I took away from the story — bureaucrats hoping religious fervor could save them money and prevent ugly realities from cropping up.