Letters from Baghdad

[regular.joe]

No, you asked about "mission accomplished". I told you that I really don't care. I know what the situation is on the ground, and I'll go back, we will deal with what ever the politicians get us into.

It sounds to me like you know what the answers are, but are unwilling to earn a commission, or some stripes in the military, to go and put that solution into action. Civil Affairs is a wide open carreer field in the military right now. As far as the Army goes, they only recruit Civil Affairs on active duty from soldiers who have been in a while. Captains and above, Staff Sergeants and above. You really need to get busy. The reserve side of the house might take you into the Civil Affairs field if you have some expertise that lends to the civil military operations ongoing around the globe. City management, law, construction etc... Call a recruiter and ask about it.

Perhaps a position in the State Department. Something.

My point is: I don't care about the politics, and rhetoric and general hot air here in the states. I'm going to be out working on the solution on the ground. Long after President Bush is gone, and long after the next President is gone. I'd love for you to join me.