[PISANO]

And in WWII the troops were extended for the DURATION!!!

[Old Sarge]

Both of you good people made great comments!

[Happy2BMe]

"And in WWII the troops were extended for the DURATION!!!"__________________________

Unfortunately, our civilian population is unable to recognize the importance of this war and the wickedness of who we are fighting.

In WWII, everyone down to the local paperboy (remember those?) and corner barber (remember those?) were either waiting in line to go 'Over There' or had already been 'Over There' and had lived to tell about it.

It was common for wives and mothers to get telegraphs of their son's demise on the battlefield - only to have them show up knocking at the front screen door 2 or 3 years later.

I don't know what it would take to cause Americans to come to the same resolve and unity today as Americans had when they would all sing "When Johnny comes marching home again Hoorah - Hoorah, when Johnny comes marching home agiain - Hoorah - Hoorah . .

[monday]

"And in WWII the troops were extended for the DURATION!!!"

You see no difference between this nation building exercise in Iraq and WWII? Do I need to remind you...we have already beaten the Iraqi's. The war has been won. What we are doing now is more like babysitting than fighting a battle for survival like WWII was.

I don't have much sympathy for troops who have their tours extended. They knew what they were in for when they joined up, but to compare Iraq to WWII is ridiculous.