I recently had a chance to talk with one of the guys I deployed to Iraq with back in 2004-2006, His name is Franz Valencia he's not even twenty yet and he's going back to Iraq this month, not what I wanted to hear. It seems that most of the guys I went with then are redployed to either IraqAfghanistan, the philipines (Islamic etremist aplenty there) the border with Mexico or some other place that requires the presnce of soldiers.

Franz is an only child and loves being a soldier. When I talked to him recently he explained how tough active duty training is opposed to that he recieved in the National Gaurd/Resrves. I learned that some of the men in his new unit. the 101st Airborne, are going on their fourth and fifth deployments. Many of the guys he works with are getting hurt during training because it's non-stop and they are forced to wear alot of heavy armour, I've always felt that so much arnour is just a sign of a defensive might set and too much is made of it, when your numbers up, your numbers up.

He was suprised to learn how little they recieved on active duty for pay and yet tetntion for prior soldiers is at an all time high. I am very proud to have been associated with such unselfish people and hope people someday realize that by cutting and running from adversity is not what soldiers do. It sickens me to see so many of these Democrats talking about "bringing home the troops is the best thing for them" and how we can't win, or we've already lost. If we match the will of guys like Valencia and other soldiers against the will of the radicals "We can't lose. As I see it it is the will of the gutless and cowardly democrats that is causing such despair and sense of loss.

I am currently sitting in my college computor lab and wonder how many of the young students in here ever ask themelves the question J.F.K. asked "Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country". So few people alive today have ever had to risk their lives for the freedom they have lived since birth and therefore can't understand the quality of those serving now to protect the future.

Since the time I left Iraq in 2006 till today I know people in harms way and worry constantly that this country will turn their back on them just so the elitist democrats/progressives can feel morally superior. The average person in this country never really stops to think about what's going over in Iraq except for the occasional sound bite on the liberal news.

Do people know that every single person in Iraq over the age of eighteen is allowed to own a machine gun and three hundred rounds? and most of them do. If there truly was a civil war in Iraq shouldn't it be a little more abvious then the occasional MUllahs clashing over tribal dispute. Do people understand the tribal concept that exists in 90% of Iraq? Do people know that all Iraqi soldiers can quite their serve on demand? Can they get any credit for what theyv'e done thus far?

As a soldier I have always understood my duty and never asked for any liberal to save me from it, and I am sure the overwhelming majority feel the same. So to those of you that think your doing men like Valencia a favor by accepting failure and kissing the fannies of muslim etremists take from one of your liberal/progressive groups and hear this "Not in our name".
There are very few people left in this country that are willing to do what must be done, let them do it. And to Franz I will just say "Good luck kid."