Comments on: Foreign Service Officers Don’t Want to Serve at Baghdad Embassy http://military.rightpundits.com/2007/11/07/foreign-service-officers-dont-want-to-serve-at-baghdad-embassy/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:02:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Heather http://military.rightpundits.com/2007/11/07/foreign-service-officers-dont-want-to-serve-at-baghdad-embassy/comment-page-1/#comment-84269 Heather Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:20:00 +0000 http://www.military.rightpundits.com/2007/11/07/foreign-service-officers-dont-want-to-serve-at-baghdad-embassy/#comment-84269 Please don't think that all Foreign Service officers feel the same way as those who spoke out at the public forum. Thousands of foreign service officers have already volunteered to serve in Baghdad over the years. I, myself, picked Baghdad as my top choice for my next tour. All but 23 of the vacant positions for 2008 have been filled with volunteers. Many foreign service officers are proud to serve in Baghdad. Don't give in to the temptation to belive the tired cliche of diplomats who do nothing but go to cocktail parties. Even you pointed out the many occasions when diplomats and embassies have been the target of violence. Doesn't it take courage to continue to face those dangers? Don't get me wrong, I'm tired of the whining that some of my colleagues are doing, but I'm also proud of the foreign service officers who have served, and continue to serve, in Baghdad honorably. Please don't forget those people. Please don’t think that all Foreign Service officers feel the same way as those who spoke out at the public forum. Thousands of foreign service officers have already volunteered to serve in Baghdad over the years. I, myself, picked Baghdad as my top choice for my next tour. All but 23 of the vacant positions for 2008 have been filled with volunteers. Many foreign service officers are proud to serve in Baghdad. Don’t give in to the temptation to belive the tired cliche of diplomats who do nothing but go to cocktail parties. Even you pointed out the many occasions when diplomats and embassies have been the target of violence. Doesn’t it take courage to continue to face those dangers? Don’t get me wrong, I’m tired of the whining that some of my colleagues are doing, but I’m also proud of the foreign service officers who have served, and continue to serve, in Baghdad honorably. Please don’t forget those people.

]]> By: Rosemary's Thoughts http://military.rightpundits.com/2007/11/07/foreign-service-officers-dont-want-to-serve-at-baghdad-embassy/comment-page-1/#comment-83680 Rosemary's Thoughts Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:57:02 +0000 http://www.military.rightpundits.com/2007/11/07/foreign-service-officers-dont-want-to-serve-at-baghdad-embassy/#comment-83680 <strong>Thanks and Praise from Iraq, by Michael Yon...</strong> I find this quite amazing and encouraging. Do you think we'll ever see this on the evening news? Yes. Sadly, me neither. It does not fit the mold of the sectarian civil war. That is why it is so important that we have people such as Michael Yon on th.... Thanks and Praise from Iraq, by Michael Yon…

I find this quite amazing and encouraging. Do you think we’ll ever see this on the evening news? Yes. Sadly, me neither. It does not fit the mold of the sectarian civil war. That is why it is so important that we have people such as Michael Yon on th….

]]> By: Rosemary http://military.rightpundits.com/2007/11/07/foreign-service-officers-dont-want-to-serve-at-baghdad-embassy/comment-page-1/#comment-83678 Rosemary Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:53:47 +0000 http://www.military.rightpundits.com/2007/11/07/foreign-service-officers-dont-want-to-serve-at-baghdad-embassy/#comment-83678 Outstanding. That is why I am voting for Hunter. ;) Outstanding. That is why I am voting for Hunter. ;)

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