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itlain · 08-13-2004, 06:01 PM

Actually being in Iraq and for the most part participating in a lot of these functions I can tell you that one major issue is that the enemy isn't always clear cut. There is no uniform that you look out for (Well actually Mahdi's Army does have an uniform but they rarely use if for obvious reasons; Mahdi's Army being the militia of Al Sadr). Most of the time you have to wait to be shot at before you can shoot back. It is legal in this country to own and carry weapons up to a 7.62mm status. This includes AK-47s. Granted you have to have a permit to do so. Put yourself in these shoes.

You see someone walking down the street with an AK-47. Your boss tells you to go and find out if its a legal weapon. You can't shoot first.

It's not a clear cut war that we are fighting over here. Our soldier's in battle. They are dieing from a bomb that is placed on the side of the road. A couple of 120mm mortar or artillery shells packed together will put of a hella dent in a tank or a humvee. A small core group of people are the ones who are making this process hard. The large majority of the Iraqi people want peace. They have been under a brutal dictatership for the past almost 40 years.

So they have closed a newspaper office for 30 days. Big deal, it sure as hell beats getting publicly shot for publishing what you want to.

08-13-2004, 06:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
itlain Upright Location: Fort Lewis, WA	Actually being in Iraq and for the most part participating in a lot of these functions I can tell you that one major issue is that the enemy isn't always clear cut. There is no uniform that you look out for (Well actually Mahdi's Army does have an uniform but they rarely use if for obvious reasons; Mahdi's Army being the militia of Al Sadr). Most of the time you have to wait to be shot at before you can shoot back. It is legal in this country to own and carry weapons up to a 7.62mm status. This includes AK-47s. Granted you have to have a permit to do so. Put yourself in these shoes. You see someone walking down the street with an AK-47. Your boss tells you to go and find out if its a legal weapon. You can't shoot first. It's not a clear cut war that we are fighting over here. Our soldier's in battle. They are dieing from a bomb that is placed on the side of the road. A couple of 120mm mortar or artillery shells packed together will put of a hella dent in a tank or a humvee. A small core group of people are the ones who are making this process hard. The large majority of the Iraqi people want peace. They have been under a brutal dictatership for the past almost 40 years. So they have closed a newspaper office for 30 days. Big deal, it sure as hell beats getting publicly shot for publishing what you want to. __________________ Support the troops, if not the war.