<...turningtables...> is the blog of Moja, an American soldier in Iraq. Here are a few highlights:
brown and root will improve the relationship between the u.s. and the iraqis...that's a good thing...we need some improved relations...and i enjoy interacting with the locals as much as possible...it would be a shame to have come all the way over here and never experience any kind of local flavor...i just wish that a lot of the interaction that america is having lately wasn't turning bad...and the worse things get the tighter the leash around us gets pulled...the more scared we get...bad things happen to everybody when the stress builds and people get frightened...frustrated...how do we slow this down... ... i, on the other hand, believe that we are entitled to our (americans) right of free speech...as long as we (the military) do not step out of the realm of the military...i feel that the members of the military do not make their voices heard enough...we are the silent fighters...because the majority of us do not pay attention to the decisions that are made for us in the capital... ... He was actually working right down town...and his interaction with Iraqis has been vast and great...they are saying the same things as all the others..."we are glad you came...we are glad that saddam is gone...we want you to provide water, electricity, and set up a government and then we want you to leave immediately"...he’s says they aren't militant...I guess the fundamentalists don't care to much for the world wide web..."it's been an experience"...he also said that they have one Iraqi who tries to warn them of the attacks and ambushes before they happen...I wonder if they believe him... ... Any strong government needs a strong military...I do not doubt that...I do not argue it...I am part of it...these things were created to keep us on top...a super power...and we definitely are that...but with being the top dog comes a price...everyone is gunning for us...probably because of the methods we use to become the big dog...ruthless...rules were made to be broken...long arms were meant to be extended...so now we dabble in it all...and we have no intentions of stopping...