Just as the we are finding out that the VA has been hiding suicide statistics for veterans...

"...In another email, he acknowledged that an average of 18 war veterans manage to kill themselves each day - five of whom were under VA care at the time. "

... it now turns out that rather than ending 'stop-loss' as the president promised, its use is on the rise because, according to the Pentagon:

"Secretary Gates understands the hardship stop loss poses to our troops and their families, but he also understands the need to maintain cohesive units on the battlefield throughout deployment. Troops who have trained together and fought together should remain together."

W4B: Perhaps forever?

...the horrible treatment of our soldiers and the destruction of the American armed forces remains one of the worst legacies of the Bush Administration. It sickens to remember that these are people who win arguments--and elections--with their "Support the Troops" jingoism. While Bush and his minions are just fucking most of us out of our livelihoods and our economic futures, they're fucking the troops out of their health, sanity, and lives.