Quote Originally Posted by Mississippi Steve
You forgetting a couple of things....First, its an all volenteer military. They are there by choice. Second, there are 100s of people killed by drunk drivers to every 1 that is killed in Iraq. They are *SAFER* in a combat zone than on the public streets here.
Well, if it's such a cakewalk in Iraq and I guess you have no-one that would care if you died or were maimed, why don't you volunteer for Iraq. I'm sure every mothers son volunteered to go to Iraq and patrol for IEDs, You've missed the point, but that is typical of people with your mindset.
medicinal Reviewed by medicinal on . Ambassador sees fear in Iraq, says U.S. troops must stay (AXcess News) Washington - U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, testifying via video conference from Baghdad Thursday, told a Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing that "fear" is the one word he would use to describe the atmosphere in Iraq. Committee Chairman Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., called on Crocker to deliver an assessment of the situation on the ground in Iraq that focused on the political situation. "If there's one word I would use to sum up the atmosphere in Iraq, on the streets, in Rating: 5