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Old 06-22-2008, 09:07 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by michelemichele View Post
Excellent, thanks very muchYes

Hits a real chord for me after reading a few books about Africa (particularly 'Blood Diamonds' centering around Sierra Leone). In their case, it's lack of opportunity. Survival is the best most people there can hope for: from my western point of view, it's a living hell.


*So agreed*

Thanks again for your post
I'm glad you liked it, he does have a unique viewpoint even among his fellow soldiers. He was stop-lossed, and extended past his manditory retirement. (I didn't know they could do that) He will finish with 32 years defending the US, and I just want him home. This war is wasteful and useless. KBR= Keep Bush Rich
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