Struggle for Iraq Is the First I-War

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BAGHDAD (AP) — The black-shrouded Web site opens with a soldier's silhouette and the pounding rhythm of Nine Inch Nails: "Into the fire you can send us," the words go. "From the fire we return."

This is the Unlikely Soldier's blog, where a young infantryman known as The Usual Suspect rants and shares his experiences in what soldiers call The Sandbox.

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Then, every soldier's nightmare: "A low rumble shakes my Stryker (armored vehicle), and two of our guys are killed by an IED while they were dismounted.

"People emerged from their houses and cheered."

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[Solly Mack]

1. That must have been those happy greeters Bush and Cheney talked about

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2. Apparently spreading democracy is trickier than we thought. nt

[Solly Mack]

3. Spreading democracy is easy...you do it by example

America is short on example and long on spreading bullshit

But calling it "spreading democracy"? Well, that's just handy...

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4. True. Perhaps we are using the wrong tools.

Maybe a manure spreader would be better than JDAMs. We have democracy that doesn't require honest elections or any obligation to abide by the will of the people, and "freedom" that isn't really the freedom to do anything in particular, except perhaps buy lots of plastic stuff.

[Solly Mack]

5. LOL! I love it! The manure spreader... would be more honest

I gotta laugh...otherwise I'd be crying all the time