What it like?

        Ever wonder what it must be like going on patrol in a Bagdad neighborhood? I can only imagine but try this. Go to New York, Washington, D.C. or any big city. Now go into the nastiest most dangerous neighborhood at 2am and fill your pockets with 20 dollar bills, be sure to leave some sticking out of the tops of your pockets. OK, lets go for a walk.Now lets do this every night for a year. Sound stressful? Oh I forgot, lets add the fact that the vehicle your driving to this neighborhood could be blown up at any time on the way to your drop off point.

        This is what we are putting our troops thru,some are on their 3rd or 4th tours. One of our soldiers was killed not long ago who was on his 5th tour. Is this cruel and inhumane treatment of a person who has volunteered to serve his or her country? You tell me.

         Believe it or not I've heard some of our politicians say, Well, they volunteered, They knew what they were getting into. How can any one, who has never been in combat, expect what is happening to our troops, especially a young person who has probably just graduated high school and sees war as a macho adventure, who's idea of combat comes from the video game he's played every night for the last 10 years.

         Imagine the toll this cruel treatment is taking on our people, not just physically but mentally which may show up years from now. I hope that we've learn from Viet Nam with it's effects from Agent Orange and Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, and we give our troops the help they need when they have problems years from now.

       

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