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And as far as wanting to "help" the Iraqi people... To hell with them, come back to America and help the homeless, or the elderly, or the children with debilitating diseases.
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On one hand, I can agree with your statement. Take care of your own messes before you take care of someone elses mess. That being said, these people are over there because the things they are doing need to be done and they aren't being done by anyone else. It is terrible that there are groups in Iraq that would rather kill Americans (or her allies) rather than work with them to build a better country, but not all Iraqis share this view.
As you said, they made their choice. They made their choice to go where they feel they are needed. There is a great deal of effort being put into dealing with homeless, the elderly etc in America and very little effort being put into the same things in Iraq.
I have to give a great deal of respect to those helping out over there, be it for purely humanitarian purposes or with some financial incentive. They got some balls, I certainly wouldn't be there.