What exactly is our mission in Iraq? 

Are we in the middle of a civil war? 

Is success when there is minimal violence in Iraq? 

Is success when we convince two groups that don't want to compromise to compromise? 

How do we force them to compromise with a miliary action? 

Will there ever be a united Iraq? 

Is reconcilliation between the Shiites and Sunnis even possible? 

What about the Kurds? 

What about all the Iraqi refugee...

Why do we treat our soldiers like crap?  It would be one thing if I believed that this was an accident but I've been a military dependent long enough to know that someone is specifically making these decisions based on $$$$.  Saving money is great.  Saving money screwing our soldiers is bullshit. 

So what is the latest.  2,600 Minnesota National Guard soldiers just ended a 22 month tour in Iraq.  YES, 22 months.  The longest deployment of any ground troop u...

I just read a very moving article by Christopher Hitchens from Vanity Fair magazine.  I have included a few excerpts but I encourage you to follow the link at the bottom and read the entire article. 

"Yet what, and how, should we feel? People are not on their oath when speaking of the dead, but I have now talked to a good number of those who knew Mark Daily or were related to him, and it's clear that the country lost an exceptional young citizen, whom I shall always wish I had had ...

We watched a documentary called The Ground Truth last night. This came out last year and it consists of various soldiers telling their stories of serving in Iraq and also what happened when they came home. I am so glad that I have never had to witness the things and make the choices these soldiers have made.

We begin with the promises of recruiters. Of course, they emphasize the positive. You don't get people to sign up by saying they might be killed or maimed or watch their friends di...