Iraq a lost cause.

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The bright, shining lie

... the soldiers of Charlie Company told Shadid and Fainaru that 17 of them had quit in recent days. They added that every one of them planned to do the same as soon as possible. Their reasons were simple. They were bitter at the United States. "Look at the homes of the Iraqis," one soldier remarked. "The people have been destroyed." When asked by whom, he answered, "Them" - and pointed to the Americans leading the patrol...

Iraqi men who hate the American occupation are not cowards if they decline to shoot other men who are fighting the occupation. On the contrary, the more courage they had, the less they would engage in such a fight. The men of Charlie Company do indeed lack courage - courage to turn down the money they accept for pretending to fight for a cause they despise. Their most cowardly moment, given their beliefs, was when they sat still while Sergeant McGovern called them cowards. One soldier, Amar Mana, explained the situation in the clearest terms: "We don't want to take responsibility," he said. "The way the situation is, we wouldn't be ready to take responsibility for a thousand years."...

Maybe this reporter is biased, but from what I read it looks like Iraq is worst than Vietnam. Most South Vietnamese soldiers went to war because they were drafted and the thing they care for most is the monthly paycheck to send home. The situation in Iraq look worst because not only the soldiers ran away from a fight like Vietnam, but the also talked back to their instructor (I wonder what kind of sh!t they are talking about/cooking up when the American is not around).

I feel sorry for the good men over there and hope that they find peace if they come back.