I’m still mad at the ‘journalist’ William Arkin. I didn’t realize that I was still mad or really HOW mad I was until I happened to run across this article earlier today.
I know that sounds silly. It’s not like he’s t…

And there are many, many, many more than 65 soldiers that want out of Iraq. You have only to read The Army Times online to know that. Heck, there are more than 65 generals who want out of Iraq.

The Occupation of Iraq is a distraction from the war on terrorism, and is making us all less safe.

We need to be more concerned with this world than the next. This is the world full of sad, lonely, and hurting people. This is the world in which we can offer the hope that we have found….

You have no idea what you’re talking about.

Over the last 2 years I’ve lived at an Army basic training post. I’ve seen THOUSDANDS of new recruits enter basic training every week, and thousands graduate weekly. These soldiers and the thousands of families who support them know this is a post 9/11 world. They know they’ll be going to Iraq or Afghanitan, yet the join.

Point being, 65 soldiers saying we need to “get out now” are NOT representative of current active duty soldiers. Check the 2006 reenlistment and recruitment stats in which every category has been exceeded in every branch: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines.

Hot. Cold. Hot. Cold.
Ah friends..I have refrained from regurgitating this issue..up until now.
My apologies for beatin this drum, which no doubt yÂ’all have had a gutload of….

As to your idea, it’s a great idea and I’ll do that on my next post, which will be tomorrow. I’ve shown good news about what soldiers are doing before but you are right; it’s the perfect time to do it again. I’ll pass the word and give you credit for the idea. Bless you.

In addition, I’d like to say in reference to your comment above: we know who’s killing the children too, do we not? Children were also being killed before we even went into Iraq, specifically by Saddam Insane.

Interestingly, the Iraqi doctor treating a child (they of course focused on injured and dying children) said what was going on there was worth it. The reporter was obviously taken aback by that and not expecting him to say that it was worth it. He replied ‘These children are being killed, how can that be worth it’. The doctor said while it was unfortunate that these children are in the cross fire, a nation doesn’t undergo the kind of changes Iraq is under going without pain. They didn’t interview him for long.