Iraq Vets in Maine?
A brief post aimed at my fellow Mainers - even though I'm not a true (native) 'Main-ah,' I make my home here now and enjoy it, even if they tax the holy hell out of us here!
If you are an Iraq/Afghan vet in Maine (or VT/NH) and are as sick of what's going on, politically and strategically speaking, as I am, I'd love to hear from you! Drop me a line (either through comments or my email address), and maybe we can get together and share views over a beverage of choice.
I'd also direct you to VoteVets.org and its newly launched blog, VetVoice.com. The blog has been "live" since 20 NOV, and seems to be gathering a lot of steam in its infancy.
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Letting you know this post headline is up at Our Troops Newsladder, at http://ourtroops.newsladder.net/ . Feel free to add other posts you write.
Dave:
Muchas Gracias, senor. Will check that out soonest and add to my list.
IV
Hi, I.Vet. I have another question, off the subject that I'd like to ask. I'm wondering about how the average GI feels about outfits like Blackwater. I know that in Nam there were some Australian mercinaries, but to my knowledge, the U.S. hasn't ever used private armies in a theatre of war before now. (Maybe we have, but I don't know of any.)
I know the mercinaries are very well paid compared to an enlisted man, and I can imagine the GI's grouse about that, but the money isn't really what I'm asking about. I'm wondering in general how the GI's feel about the presence of private armies in Iraq. How do they feel about the fact that these armies aren't accountable to the same chain of command that the enlisted are, and do the mercinaries make things easier or harder for them? Just wondering. Blackwater's been in the news a lot lately and it seems that the Iraqis hate them a whole lot more than they hate the regular GI's. To me, though, it seems outfits like Blackwater make life a hell of a lot more dangerous for our guys in Iraq. True or not?
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