A Report

My brother returned from Iraq and we got together. I'm glad he made it back without injury. It was good to see him and it was interesting hearing from him about what was going on over there as he saw it. He was there with a contractor. He provided no specific information about what he did, but is definitely with the program. It reminds me of me when I was in Thailand in 1968 and before that stationed in Texas. Which reminded me of this:


If I can't irritate my brother who can I irritate.

Obama and the troops

Well once again the right is lying about Obama. Now they are saying that the troops didn't great him well and Obama blew by them. They said the same stuff about Kerry and it wasn't true.

Of course I was once a troop overseas during a war. You know what, as long as I was a troop I supported that whole damned war. Well there is one guy who said it best:

"Like all members of the military profession I never had an original thought until I left the service. My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military service."

So I guess my main point is that you shouldn't ask the troops, for the most part they are going to support whatever they are doing.