Batman
11-09-2003, 03:34 PM
Sorry about opening another post about "Iraq"... but it said that other one wasn't accepting anymore.
Ahhh... I swear, this is taking me forever to respond too. This is like the 4th time I've written something out. And everytime something new happens. And as you can see, this time no more posts were allowed. Here I go again, hopefully for the last time.
Incase any of you are wondering who I am, it's CamFu. If you don't know who I am, ask around I'm sure somebody can tell you.
This thread is going to be about the good that is happening over here right now and why I think that we were needed. About what my unit is doing to help out over here. I'm not going to talk about everywhere or what everybody else is doing in Iraq, just in my little area and unit that I'm in. It's in Baghdad... but not all of Baghdad (just keep that in mind). I'm not going to focus on the bad because there is no need for that, you guys are feed that everyday by the media. So I'm not going to beat a dead horse.
The truly believe that we were needed over here in Iraq. No, we didn't find any WOMD, but that doesn't matter. This place was in some desperate need of help and I'm glad that we came over here to help and take that EVIL man, Saddam, out of power. IMO, he was a WOMD within himself.
When I first arrived over here, this place was a scary place to be (well, it's no walk in the park right now). Bussiness weren't opened, people afraid to come out of their front doors, kids wouldn't even get together on a soccer field and play. Don't misunderstand this, there is still a public out there, but if somebody wasn't going somewhere for either food, water, work, or to robber... they weren't leaving. There are 5 million plus people (I think) in Baghdad, so it wasn't a ghost town by any means.
Things have gotten a little better here since I have been here. Now we see people all the time on the streets, business open, and kids playing. It's great. People are really happy to see us patroling on the streets. Everytime they see us, they are running out of there houses and waving. We even get kids running after the vehicles because they are so excited to see us. Heck, a few months ago, I saw a billboard for the first time since I've been out here... that was cool.
On top of that, we are rebuilding the police and military forces over here. My unit actually has a small unit of Iraqian people that we are training in Military tatics. We are training them on everything, we are giving them rank structure. We are teaching them things to help them build what they need. Also, we are giving people jobs. We are letting some on our compound to set up little shops. We are just trying to help these people in so many ways.
We stand guard at import sites that they are scared are going to be destroyed. Plus we are training them in weapons so they can start defending themselves if need be.
We have actually done a lot of good over here. I don't know if the media gotten this deep into it, but I know a lot has changed since I've been here. Ok... my time is about up.
If anybody has any questions for me, I'll be happy to talk about it. Oh, if I don't respond right away... don't worry I'm not ignoring you... remember, I'm in Iraq. I don't get on everyday. :D
Ahhh... I swear, this is taking me forever to respond too. This is like the 4th time I've written something out. And everytime something new happens. And as you can see, this time no more posts were allowed. Here I go again, hopefully for the last time.
Incase any of you are wondering who I am, it's CamFu. If you don't know who I am, ask around I'm sure somebody can tell you.
This thread is going to be about the good that is happening over here right now and why I think that we were needed. About what my unit is doing to help out over here. I'm not going to talk about everywhere or what everybody else is doing in Iraq, just in my little area and unit that I'm in. It's in Baghdad... but not all of Baghdad (just keep that in mind). I'm not going to focus on the bad because there is no need for that, you guys are feed that everyday by the media. So I'm not going to beat a dead horse.
The truly believe that we were needed over here in Iraq. No, we didn't find any WOMD, but that doesn't matter. This place was in some desperate need of help and I'm glad that we came over here to help and take that EVIL man, Saddam, out of power. IMO, he was a WOMD within himself.
When I first arrived over here, this place was a scary place to be (well, it's no walk in the park right now). Bussiness weren't opened, people afraid to come out of their front doors, kids wouldn't even get together on a soccer field and play. Don't misunderstand this, there is still a public out there, but if somebody wasn't going somewhere for either food, water, work, or to robber... they weren't leaving. There are 5 million plus people (I think) in Baghdad, so it wasn't a ghost town by any means.
Things have gotten a little better here since I have been here. Now we see people all the time on the streets, business open, and kids playing. It's great. People are really happy to see us patroling on the streets. Everytime they see us, they are running out of there houses and waving. We even get kids running after the vehicles because they are so excited to see us. Heck, a few months ago, I saw a billboard for the first time since I've been out here... that was cool.
On top of that, we are rebuilding the police and military forces over here. My unit actually has a small unit of Iraqian people that we are training in Military tatics. We are training them on everything, we are giving them rank structure. We are teaching them things to help them build what they need. Also, we are giving people jobs. We are letting some on our compound to set up little shops. We are just trying to help these people in so many ways.
We stand guard at import sites that they are scared are going to be destroyed. Plus we are training them in weapons so they can start defending themselves if need be.
We have actually done a lot of good over here. I don't know if the media gotten this deep into it, but I know a lot has changed since I've been here. Ok... my time is about up.
If anybody has any questions for me, I'll be happy to talk about it. Oh, if I don't respond right away... don't worry I'm not ignoring you... remember, I'm in Iraq. I don't get on everyday. :D