All of us are very anxious and excited about the proapect of being home soon and also wonder what is the reason for guys like Senators Dean and Kerry trying to deminish what we have done here. I can honestly say that comments being made by Kerry and Dean do not help our situation here or our moral. All I am wainting for is Kerry to break out his Vietnam uniform to duplicate the mularkey he put out during the Vietnam war. It seems like Kerry is counting on the short attention span most people have and doesn't think he is going to be seen as "aiding the enemy" as he is. I see more support from Hillary Clinton and Joe Lieberman and yet fully understand their concern, neither of them can be seen as "aiding the enemy", as far as I'm concerned. None of these experts have spent any real time in Iraq and should spend at least six months over here riding through the villages and talking to average Iraqis instead of talking their leads of guys lik Al Zawqari.

The thing is guys like Kerry and Dean are opurtunist and want to see the moment to make political gains, they just don't have the comitment to see things through. One thing they can't understand is the mindset that has been here for close to forty years. Recently I overheard one of our Iraqi friends having a discussion with one of our NCO's about the future of Iraq and the rapid need for Iraqs Army to stand on it's own. The Iraqi made a point of saying that in the Army of Sadaam Hussein Colonels had less power then an American Seargeant, this Iraqi has been working with the American military for three years and should know. Taking the initiative and caring for subordinates has just never been allowed, changing that will take time.

Another thing Kerry and Dean don't appreciate is the fact that every Iraqi that works with or for Americans runs the risk of death, and yet the people of Iraq take that risk everyday. I will give more examples later of Iraqi comitment and wonder if the term "Takferri" is something any of those two experts understand, I doubt it.

One last thing about my last entry "Jarhead", I was using "Jodie" as an example of what many go through. My relationship is very solid and based on trust, I just wanted to share my own experience. And know that the vast majority of Americans respect veterans.