Posted by Jed Lewison on Fri Nov 16, 2007 at 5:06 PM Pacific

This is no surprise

Army Desertion Rate Highest Since 1980
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Soldiers strained by six years at war are deserting their posts at the highest rate since 1980, with the number of Army deserters this year showing an 80 percent increase since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003.

This is no surprise

Army Desertion Rate Highest Since 1980
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Soldiers strained by six years at war are deserting their posts at the highest rate since 1980, with the number of Army deserters this year showing an 80 percent increase since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003.

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