Latest In

News

Jim Webb Wants to Buy You a Drank « The Washington Independent

Jul 31, 202087.2K Shares1.6M Views
Via an approving James Joynerand [Nathan Hodge](http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/03/let-troops-get-their-drink-on-senator-says/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+WiredDangerRoom+(Blog+-+Danger+Room)&utm_content=Google+Reader), the Virginia senator, ex-Marine and ex-Navy secretary thinks it’s time to let troops drink in war zones “for stress relief.” There would obviously need to be alcohol restrictions aplenty, especially when deployed to Muslim countries, but Webb notes that there’s a disturbing amount of prescription-drug abuse and other forms of self-medication. Alcohol might be lessdangerous.
And if U.S. servicemembers were permitted to drink during a conscript military, doesn’t it stand to reason that an all-volunteer force will be more professional and disciplined in their alcohol consumption?
Rhyley Carney

Rhyley Carney

Reviewer
Latest Articles
Popular Articles