I agree with everything you say. I pray for the comfort of his loved ones and I do feel for them, but he should not have come over here.
These people did not have any official capacity here and therefore, did not have the proper protection. Even those who come here on official work and are sponsored in by the military are taking some risk by doing it.
But those who just come willy-nilly into Iraq for their own purposes to do their own thing are nuts. It doesn't take a genius to recognize that and I simply don't understand these people just coming over here like it's some hot vacation spot.
Nor do I understand peaceniks who come here and think they'll be treated like kings by their terrorist friends. I'm sorry to say this, but Tom Fox appears to have learned the truth about these terrorists the hard way.
Have to tell you this. I met a Marine recruiter going into the local high school yesterday and thanked him. He looked puzzled and asked why he was being thanked. I said, "For your service. God bless you. The entire country is in your debt." (I was overwhelmed and almost in tears.) He grinned and nodded and said, "You're welcome". We both knew what we were talking about.
You take care. Ya hear?