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I have to tell you that we live close to Ft Hood. Soldiers coming back from Iraq with the 1st Cavalry are becoming quite vocal about their opposition to the war. Many of those eligible for getting out are doing so. Many in the 4th Infantry will be returning for the second time after just coming back a year ago are also saying the same thing. I have been kind of surprised to see even officers speaking out. My son-in-law will be going in November and the toll it is taking on the families is really bad and I think has something to do with alot of their decisions. I think the prospect of going back every other year for decades is not very appealing any more.

I think the prospect of going back every other year for decades is not very appealing any more.

Be more specific. Going back to Iraq? For decades? It hasn't even been half a decade. Sheesh.

They don't like going to Iraq? Well, then, they should be sent to Hawaii, Southern California, or Florida instead. Let them sleep in til 10am too.

I say fire those whining officers if they don't quit.

What your saying is not reflected in the retention figures...

Active duty retention. All services met or exceeded their overall retention goals for May. The Air Force mid-career rate is below its goal, because of efforts to reduce its strength by offering voluntary separations in surplus skills. All the services are projected to meet their retention goals for the current fiscal year.

http://www.dod.mil/releases/2005/nr20050610-3621.html

I have to tell you that we live close to Ft Hood. Soldiers coming back from Iraq with the 1st Cavalry are becoming quite vocal about their opposition to the war.

Curious... since you live close to Ft Hood and claim soldiers are becoming quite vocal about their opposition to the war could you provide us some links to where that opposition is being expressed?... Maybe articles in the Killeen Daily Herald or tv reports from the local tv stations in Waco, Temple or maybe even down in Austin. It would be interesting to see what they are saying.....

Do the soldiers of Ft Hood know that the current Iraqi Army of 120,000 men are starting to take on the insurgency sweeps in the Baghdad area? Bombings drop from 26 per day to 2 per day. In one more year, the Iraqi Army will double in size and take over more parts of the Sunni triangle. I know it is tough for soldiers trained to fight sweeping and decisive battles where the enemy eventually surrenders and it is over in one month or less like the last Gulf War. Insurgency are tough to fight, but if we are exhausted the enemy who has lesser weapons, resources, technological infrastructure and only regional support at best (which they are slowly losing as innocent Sunnis are dying in the bombings) is even in worser shape. The question now is who will quit first? It is now all a mental game like Vietnam (win the battles but lose the politcial will). During that war, the North Vietmanese came close to an Armistice but they did not based on the anti War images from our MSM. PS - The officers should know better than shoot their mouths off. They should be aware of the strategic situation and the historical lessons of Vietnam.