Single..
no kids...I'd say go. But, as it is, you
do have kids. Realistically, the odds of anything "happening" are slim, given the sheer number of civilian contractors over there. Still...the risk
is there.
Quote:
The Labor Department says private contractors have submitted 529 claims for deaths or injuries in Iraq and 317 for incidents in Kuwait, where private companies provided logistics and support for U.S. forces preparing to invade Iraq.
The Brookings Institution, a think tank, says the number of non-Iraqi civilians killed in Iraq (107) since May 1, 2003, outstrips fatalities among British troops (26) and other non-U.S. coalition forces (54).
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Link to source of figures quoted above
I guess in the end, even if the odds are 1 in 1,000,000 of anything "happening", it really doesn't matter if
you're the
one in an orange jumpsuit and a guy with a long dull knife is coming at you.