"It sucks being in Iraq"

Warwick (RI) Beacon ^ | 01/15/2008 | RUSSELL J. MOORE

[got_moab?]

I hate to think ill of a guy who chooses to fight, but as the relative of someone over there now, all I can think is WTF????

[txradioguy]

“I’m not happy over there. I’m not happy,” said Jordan.

Then why the hell did you sign up during war time?

Where the hell did you think they were going to send you kid?

[ModelBreaker]

What makes the Iraq war an even harder pill for him to swallow is the fact that he doesn’t understand the rationale for it. After all, Iraq never attacked America, he notes.

He'll be a democrat in congress here soon. And he'll be the dem nominee for president in 2024.

[clintonh8r]

As my platoon sergeant used to say (but not to me!), "You knew the job was dangerous when you took it."

[pissant]

Good frickin grief. This coupled with the NY Times article on deranged vets is all the MSM has to offer in coverage of this heroic mission. **** them.

[txradioguy]

Mine told me that I couldn’t really complain because I volunteered to join. LOL!

[xcamel]

135,000 on active duty, and they have to track down "Bobby Boo-Hoo" ?????

[steveo]

"And although he doesn’t agree with the war, "

Moron for joining.

[SE Mom]

Every soldier I’ve ever known, complains. The food, the CO, the enemy, the quarters...it’s an art form:)

This guy though, is whining- not complaining. BIG difference.

[DocRock]

"As a child, Jordan always wanted to become a career military man. But he didn’t get around to joining the Army until a couple years after graduating from Pilgrim. He lacked direction, and decided to do his country a favor take advantage of his country by enlisting in the Army."

There...fixed it

[Uriah_lost]

We don’t need to criticize him. If this gets out to the guys he serves with he will get a raft of sh*t, at the very least.

[When do we get liberated?]

I don’t blame him for a word he said. I am sure nobody LIKES being in Iraq. But he didn’t run away to Canada or shoot himself in the foot. He remained and did his duty as he was called to do. He also never spewed any left wing “its all about oil” crap. Nobody on here wants to take sniper fire at work tommorow. Give the guy a break. He did his duty and it sounds like when he is called, he will do it again.

[quadrant]

Of course it sucks being in Iraq. It sucked being at Guadalcanal or Bastogne or the Chosin Reservoir. It sucked being at Valley Forge.

[Riodacat]

That’s the reality of being an Army Specialist in Baghdad. The threat of a sniper’s bullet, .............

Yah, sorta like living in any U.S. inner city...

[Doogle]

He lacked direction, and decided to do his country a favor by enlisting in the Army.

favors and duty rarely coincide,but the reporter has his slant....sit down talk with a kid,let the kid talk, and print your story....see thats what the kid said, see, see...and Newt Gingrich's mom is still right, she is a bitch, ain't that right Connie?

[Uriah_lost]

He was recruited by his video games. If his enlistment isn’t up, he’ll regret this when he gets back to his unit.

[SAMS]

My next question is: how many soldiers did they have to ask, “hey, do you hate being stuck over here in Iraq?” before they got the answer they wanted.

[jazusamo]

This guys a sniveler. There’s always going to be some, even in an all volunteer Army. The enemedia has a talent for finding them.

[When do we get liberated?]

More Americans were killed in Detroit by enemy fire last month than Baghdad.

[theDentist]

...then a couple of IED’s [improvised explosive devices] go off or a couple of bullets go by your head and you go, ‘Whoa, what is this I got myself into?’ And then you start thinking too much.”

I don't like to criticize any serviceman or woman, so all I'll say is: Wow, seems like the boy matured in the blink of an eye.