i figured i should explain some posts that might give a casual observer the impression i desire a firefight or that i'm complaining about the situation in iraq. i was going to use a highly flawed analogy, but have decided agianst that.
instead i will simply say that i am decidedly not complaining about my living conditions here. they're much better than i expected and far better than soldiers had in previous tours. and i can live without ever being in a firefight (pun 100% intended).
my frustration stems from the fact that i joined the army for four years, giving up certain freedoms and leaving my friends and family in America for a year, so that i could do what i see as noble work. but then i get here and find out the job is already done and i'm left with nothing but busy work. i thought i was going to do some good and instead i'm just doing time.
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The job is not yet done. All the work that has been done before can easliy be undone if you guys are not there to keep an eye on things. I'm sure that some of what you do is just busy work (you are in the Army after all), but you being there is very important. I was just reading an old interview with former Ambassador Crocker, in which he said: "Ultimately, how we leave and what we leave behind will be more important than how we got here." You and your buddies have to make sure that we leave behind sustainable stability and security. It is noble work. Good luck!
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