In the case of Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, the U.S. HAD to let the public know for new recruitments and votes. There was no incentive for the government/military to hide them.

The equivalent examples you should've listed are the government crackdown on US "Communist" citizens during the McCarthy era, the racial segregation, etc.

Reading the discussions here, some people seem to think that the drug actually erased the painful memories; which it doesn't.

My understanding is that with the drug, you don't have the same panic/anxiety response that you would normally get while recalling painful memories. That would mean that you can reflect on the event that created those painful memories more objectively and be better able to deal with your situation, if you're having problem coping with it.

English.

No, it's Indglish or Chinglish

Or maybe it's Chindian (if the chinese decide to scrap the one-child policy).