{"id":59446,"date":"2016-06-11T17:07:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T15:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=59446"},"modified":"2016-06-11T17:07:06","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T15:07:06","slug":"why-is-it-so-hard-to-come-home-from-modern-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=59446","title":{"rendered":"? Why is it so hard to come home from modern war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>There\u2019s an argument to be made that humans evolved to fight each other \u2013 and to be good at it. But as the United States approaches its 15th straight year at war, rates of post-traumatic stress disorder are high. Many soldiers come home uncertain as to where they fit in and dealing with depression, anxiety and other issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This week on War College we talk with Sebastian Junger, who has been trying to understand\u00a0PTSD in its modern context. 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