“We’re over there fighting for THEM,”
A lot more Iraqi soldiers and police got killed last months than US soldiers, fyi.
” ... and they have the gall to take off a MONTH, epspecially when they don’t even have their gov’t in place yet!”
wrong. They have had their democratically elected Iraqi government in place for 12 months now, with PM al-Maliki.
Also wrong is the weird view that just because their lege is not in session that the govt is taking off... of course our texas lege is out of session, and so is the US Congress, but that doesnt mean the soldiers and la enforcement and bureacrats are taking off.
I don't think it's so weird - like I said, no one is over HERE giving their lives to get OUR govt established. They really aren't established yet. As long as our guys fighting still and dying, their govt has no business taking any time off! Rotate maybe, but NOT take off. We aren't taking any time off - what would happen if we did?
"A lot more Iraqi soldiers and police got killed last months than US soldiers, fyi."
Not to sound cold, but, that's good - as well they should. After all, it IS their country, not ours! They SHOULD be fighting and dying for THEIR country!