Florida Teen Home After Iraq Adventure

AP via Yahoo!News ^ | January 1, 2006 | JESSICA GRESKO,

[CindyDawg]

we're going to sit down for a long discussion about the consequences."

Yep. He's grounded.

[tsmith130]

I've never had to take my kid's passport to ground him!

[CindyDawg]

Me either . Mexico doesn't require them:'(

[Mears]

Can you imagine a kid having access to the kind of money it took to get to Iraq?

He's a spoiled jerk !

[kublia khan]

"His mother, Shatha Atiya, said Sunday that he planned to spend that night at his father's home."

This is part of the problem. I hear a lot of adulation for this kid and frankly I feel that is not well placed.

[CindyDawg]

Maybe not. His parents have good jobs but it doesn't mean he didn't work. My teenagers made several 1000 during the year by working.

[CajunConservative]

Actually his mother said in an interview he played the stock market and evidently he's really good at it. He just cashed out some stock from his own account.

[pbear8]

My teenagers made several 1000 during the year by working

Great! Now they get to learn about taxes.

[airborne]

Take his passport away, mom!

[CindyDawg]

Oh yeah. It was an experience that you just can't prepare them enough for when they get that first check. The little socialists turn to conservatives right before your eyes:')

[GOPPachyderm]

Have you read the article he posted to the internet? It made me rethink my opinion about this young man. Not that it wasn't a stupid thing to do, but compare what he did to stories about young men who lied about their age to join the service.

[bad company]

Hassan ..............Hassan ........................Hassan

[pbear8]

The little socialists turn to conservatives

But that's a good thing! =)

[Talking_Mouse]

When I got my first check from McDonalds all I could say was "Who is FICA and whats he doing with my money?"

[CindyDawg]

Yep. I've heard it all. Then when you find out that now that you have a job, momma and daddy's money tree in the back yard isn't producing anymore it's a double shock:')

[Eddiehaskell7]

What's the big deal. This kid looks like a typical Iraqi.

Heck.......I'm a white guy who actually drove through South Central Los Angeles once. Now that's something to write about!

[bmacak]

So let me get this straight- a 16 year old kid can figure out that the best way to report on Iraq is to go and sneaks out of the house to do it- and the MSM has no clue on how to report on the war- maybe get this kid a job as an editor at NYT.

[Squeako]

What's the big deal. This kid looks like a typical Iragi. Heck.......I'm a white guy who actually drove through South Central Los Angeles once. Now that's something to write about!

Yeah, well my best buddy and I rode our bikes through Crenshaw/Compton around the time Rodney King got beaten; I'm white and he's Korean! Top that! (Oh, and when we got home, our parents sliced us in two with bread knives.)

[tkathy]

"His mother, Shatha Atiya, said Sunday that he planned to spend that night at his father's home."

Why am I not surprised that he's not part of a mom and dad living together family???