We read about in the press once in a while, but we never get the real nor the whole story. The lack of adequate equipment for the armies in Iraq is real and I believe the severity of it is hidden for the most part. My daughter has just returned from Iraq last Dec. When I want to know anything about how the "troops" are doing I ask her and her comrades. They are the troops and know more about the reality of the situation than some bureaucrat at the pentagon. Reports from the press or the gov't on how the troops are doing get their info from officials that have an agenda or a career to protect. A reporter attempting to give real insight on reality gets barred from the inner circle where news is distributed and the editors back here know this and play along with "company" policy.
Right now we have a battle going on in Washington over funding the wars. As a loyal subject of our governing bodies, I feel it's my duty to constantly give my input to my congressman and senators on the issues at hand. I have my own sentiments, but on this issue I have written to my daughter and asked her to get the real story on how the troops feel about this issue. The real troops, not the ones with careers to protect by toeing the company line. The real troops, the ones dying in the streets, not pushing pencils in a palace in the green zone. The input I want to give my congresspeoples will come from the ones affected the most by their decisions. Just my 2¢
..........al
