It doesn’t matter if they want their sons and daughters to do so. They, as I, volunteered to come out here and see to it that you, and the rest of the world, have a shot at living with less terrorism in the world.
A world where people in Iraq are confident enough and educted enough, and moral enough to flush out the unwanted, the corrupt. And in the meantime, you still don’t even know why they’re smiling.
I hope it’s a lesson you never have to learn.
Thank you for your service.