[reformedliberal]

I have a friend who is a Major in the Army Reserve and an RN. She is just back from a 365 in Afghanistan and after a few months having to deal w/our local hospital peaceniks, decision by consensus (can take 6 months) and the media, she is, I think, sorta hoping she is recalled. Oh, and she is over 50 and could have retired several years ago, but she believes in what she does. Her assessment of her role in Afghanistan was that it was a humanitarian mission and about human rights.

She got a huge kick out of a couple of hippie docs sneering at military service and saying (but just *saying*) they would join Doctors Without Borders. She laughed and volunteered to pack their bags herself. DWB are targets in a war zone.

[steve-b]

She got a huge kick out of a couple of hippie docs sneering at military service and saying (but just *saying*) they would join Doctors Without Borders. She laughed and volunteered to pack their bags herself. DWB are targets in a war zone.

LOL -- say what you will about their politics, the people who actually do work in DWB have a certain amount of guts.