The Washington Post captures the immense frustration being felt by soldiers in Iraq and Baghdad. They fume at a mission without objectives, at the never-ending factional violence, the incessant patrols that seem to have limited effect, and the constant stress of roadside bombs.
When a buddy dies, they ask themselves “why, for what reason did he die?” They can’t come up with an answer.
They don’t know what they’re working for, what mission they should achieve against enemies they cannot see in a country where increasing numbers of people just want them gone. They wish for a war like World War II, with a clear enemy and clear objectives. Here in Iraq, they have none of that.
“They say we’re here and we’ve given them freedom, but really what is that? You know, what is freedom? You’ve got kids here who can’t go to school. You’ve got people here who don’t have jobs anymore. You’ve got people here who don’t have power. You know, so yeah, they’ve got freedom now, but when they didn’t have freedom, everybody had a job.”
–Spec. David Fulcher, 22, of Leesburg, VA.
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