By the way, my son joined FREELY.......NO DRAFT....he signed his name on the line and I SUPPORTED that decision. I don't care if he would have been in Iraq, Afghanistan, wherever.......I would have gave him SUPPORT and let him know that I felt that his station was a worthwhile cause. THAT is how we are suppose to help our troops from state side.

Have a good one!:jointsmile:
Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on . THE BOOM OUTSIDE BAGHDAD December 26, 2006 -- UMQASR, IRAQ WHILE the American political elite is using Iraq as an ex cuse for fighting internal political wars, a different reality is taking shape in parts of this war-torn nation. Wherever some measure of security is assured - that is to say in more than 80 percent of Iraq - towns and villages long left to die a slow death are creeping back to life. Nowhere is this slow but steady return to life more startling than in Um Qasr, in the southeast extremity of Iraq Rating: 5