Rethink alcohol ban in war zones, Webb says

How they self-medicate is not the problem. The fact they feel they have to self-medicate is. What part of this is Senator Webb not getting? He sees a problem but he needs to see the whole problem and not just the "drug" of choice they pick to lean on.

Rethink alcohol ban in war zones, Webb says

By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 16:23:08 EST

Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., a Vietnam veteran and former war correspondent who now chairs the Senate panel that oversees military personnel policy, seemed to endorse the idea of letting troops in war zones drink alcohol as a way to relieve combat stress.

At a hearing of his Senate Armed Services military personnel panel, Webb asked defense and service officials about mental health issues facing deployed service members and, in particular, about a recent Military Times investigation into the military’s use of anti-depressants and other drugs for treating mental health issues.
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Rethink alcohol ban in war zones, Webb says