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When the history books recount the Iraq war, they'll get it wrong if they rely on only the Big Media's coverage and ignore the great on-scene coverage coming from military members, civilians and Iraqis who are blogging the war. The photo above comes from a new mil-blog from Iraq, 365 And A Wake Up, written by "Thunder 6," a member of the California Army National Guard currently deployed to Iraq and stationed in Baghdad. Not only is the blog full of great photos, he can flat write. Here is part of a recent post titled "The Kingdom of Mud": The trip from the FOB to the International Zone isn't a long drive, but it is a dangerous one. The entire length of the two lane road to the IZ is flanked by steel bent into tortured contortions by IEDs. These nefarious roadside bombs are the specter lurking in the back of everyone's head. Direct fire engagements where insurgents try to face us toe to toe barely make a blip on the fear-o-meter. But IEDs are like sharks, you don't see them until they take off one of your legs. If you have trouble imagining how something so random can worry hardened troops try this. Download one of the free roulette games you can find on line and load it up. Now choose a number, spin the wheel and see where it lands. If it hits your number you "lose". A limb. Does that make it easier to understand?That's pretty much the secret of America, isn't it? Suck up your fears and drive on. Comments
"That's pretty much the secret of America, isn't it? Suck up your fears and drive on." The fact he'd rather spend his time in a dangerous war zone than in a responsible job back home, to the relief of his friends and family, doesn't speak much for his character. Like other soldiers, he probably forces himself to believe it's a worthy cause because otherwise, he has nothing to live or fight for. If the secret of America is truly to ignore reasonable fears and not question orders, I really fear for this country. Why can't our secret be determination, ethnical conduct, or hard work? Why must it be brainless courage? Nowhere did "Thunder 6" say he would "rather" spend his time in a war zone than be at home with his family. Nowhere! And you slander him by saying he did. He DID say he was proud to be serving in Iraq. He DID say he would rather be out in the streets of Baghdad than back at the base behind a desk. He is a brave soldier, you are a coward who cloaks your anti-war views in slander Posted by: Bill Hobbs at March 17, 2005 08:46 PMSherman, Post a comment
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