[keithtoo]

The Army would have taken him for fee (sort of).

[Danae]

Future candidate for Darwin award if you ask me... Got to admire his guts though!

[Kimmers]

Dumb-a$$ alert!!!!!

[Kimmers]

Dumb-a$$ alert!!!!!

[Redcitizen]

Whatever happened to taking the family station wagon out for a spin with friends, a six pack of beer, girls and loud rock n roll?

[dead]

[steelcurtain]

Teen-aged boys and common sense seem to be sworn mortal enemies.

[Spok]

I nominate him for the 'Huck Finn' award.

[sinanju]

Another "brave innocent". Well, he did have better luck than the last young airhead. Probably his ethnicity saved him, since unless he opened his mouth nobody knew he was a yank. He does seem to have drawn the right lessons but something tells me his wanderlust is not sated.

"Kids did it".

[ArrogantBustard]

I have to admire his guts ... not so sure about his judgement.

[HighWheeler]

[randog]

Using money his parents had given him at one point, he bought a $900 plane ticket...

That's some allowance.

[the Real fifi]

I like this kid, though I' glad he's not mine.

[Williams]

I admire what he did but would kill my kid for doing it. Just wondering, is it really that dangerous for any American that everyone was surprised he was alive after a couple of days? We do have some friendly population there I assume, and he barely left the international hotel, plus they let him fly into the country. Are you telling me being there is a sure death sentence for any American?

[antaresequity]

"There is a struggle in Iraq between good and evil, between those striving for freedom and liberty and those striving for death and destruction," he wrote.

"Those terrorists are not human but pure evil. For their goals to be thwarted, decent individuals must answer justice's call for help. Unfortunately altruism is always in short supply. Not enough are willing to set aside the material ambitions of this transient world, put morality first, and risk their lives for the cause of humanity. So I will."

I am sure he got an "F" for this inclusion in his essay...

[McGavin999]

His mother, however, sees things differently.

"I don't think I will ever leave him in the house alone again," she said.

LOL, I know this was dangerous, but this kid has some real guts and I'd be willing to bet he's doing to have quite an impact on the world.

[airborne]

Using money his parents had given him at one point, he bought a $900 plane ticket ... "In one day I probably spent like $250 on taxis," ... a Kuwaiti cab driver almost punched him in the face when he balked at the $100 fare.

So, his parents gave him thousands of dollars "at one point" and he took off to Iraq.

Something smells here. If nothing else, his parents are not paying attention to what their kid is up to.

I think we'll be seeing more of this kid, and not in a good way.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Whatever happened to running off and joining the circus?

[Daus]

Hassan walked straight into a death zone.

Well, I'm glad they decided not to be overly dramatic or anything. If anything, this article proves that Iraq isn't all the dangerous and that death doesn't lurk around every corner.

[toddlintown]

My Lord, a wannabee journalist.