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It's the same over there. It makes me shudder and why can't we stop mixing Iraqis with our forces on our bases for now? Must we rely upon them or are they allowed near our troops as a politically correct gesture??? Is that possible?

77 posted on 12/21/2004 6:27:11 AM PST by floriduh voter (www,conservative-spirit.org (Mine))

To: floriduh voter; Happy2BMe

It makes me shudder and why can't we stop mixing Iraqis with our forces on our bases for now? Must we rely upon them or are they allowed near our troops as a politically correct gesture???

As part of the downsizing, we now use contractors rather than soldiers to perform many tasks, including mess hall work.

MPs used to guard the gates of our military bases, but increasingly, that's being done by contract security as well.

Very dangerous for our troops, IMO.

83 posted on 12/21/2004 6:32:42 AM PST by Amelia

To: floriduh voter; All

I think it was an inside job too. Iraqis or their families should they blow themselves up, get paid for killing Americans. Remember how Atta and company kept a low profile and were friendly while they were in Florida learning to fly planes into buildings.
It's the same over there. It makes me shudder and why can't we stop mixing Iraqis with our forces on our bases for now? Must we rely upon them or are they allowed near our troops as a politically correct gesture??? Is that possible?

Look at it this way. We took over their country and turned it upside down. 99.999% of the Iraqis here just want to get back on their feet and get on with their lives. A lot of them have valuable job skills and we are using them to help them rebuild their country.

Remember, Iraqis got killed in this attack too, which probably wasnt launched by Iraqis, but foreign militants that wanted to F up the process....

I have met a lot of Iraqis that work on base here. All are pretty friendly, sincere, and always working their butts off.

109 posted on 12/21/2004 6:53:59 AM PST by MikefromOhio (20 days until I can leave Iraq and stop selling hot dogs in Baghdad....and boycotting boycotts)

To: floriduh voter

The PC nuts are literally killing us.

It was the same in Nam, but they didn't call it PC. They just called it stupid.

120 posted on 12/21/2004 7:00:07 AM PST by shubi (Peace through superior firepower.)

To: floriduh voter

South Vietnamese all over again. How can we be there to liberate Iraqis, hand security over to Iraqis, and not mix with Iraqis?

226 posted on 12/21/2004 9:04:45 AM PST by johnmilken ([support the troops])

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