From the Sources Mouth

Straight From the Sources Mouth

Over the past 90 days; I have had the fortune to speak with active American soldiers currently stationed in Iraq. Two of these soldiers are Sergeants in the US Army who said that I could use their names but I have decided against doing so. These soldiers love America and are dedicated to their country and the Constitution. The following are some of their thoughts, feelings and observations on America’s current occupation of Iraq.

There is a loss of a sense of mission versus the early stages of the war.

There are Battalions doing nothing but collecting a paycheck.

There are officers driving around in lots of new hummers. Not the armored kind but the H2.

Many Generals and other Top Brass just fly in to spend a day or so in Iraq.

They believe that the US will definitely be going into N. Korea and Iran.

They believe it is overly-optimistic to think we are going to change a country whose culture is thousands of years old.

They believe that we should get out of Iraq.

They believe we will have to be in Iraq for at least 10 years to make any lasting changes.

One of the soldiers said, “We can’t even keep Mexicans from coming into the US illegally. How are we going to keep insurgents from coming into Iran from Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iran.”

They say the insurgents are smart. They understand the restrictions of the Geneva Convention applied to the US military. Because of this they are taking shots at our men and women in uniform everyday while our soldiers are forced to sit on their hands.

They have witnessed massive amounts of private sector involvement in Iraq.

All in all; it is not a pretty picture. Come to your own conclusions from the aforementioned statements but it looks to me like the ugliest scenarios are yet to come.