Was at dinner last night and 3 Iraqi brothers sat at our table. Two of them work in one of the shops on base and the other does maintenance for KBR. They have 3 other brothers on post and they all live here. Was actaully something to me thay were pretty happy guys joking with us. The one brother says he is looking for an American wife so he can go to America. Well good luck with that. But the one thing that didn't mean much at the time but made me think later was one of them saw Pres,.. Bush on TV and says the above quote in the title. He loves President Bush and called him a “good man“. I thought it was kind of funny at first but the more I thought about it the better I felt. They told us that there are a LOT of people that feel that way and are glad we are here. So hopefully this is a little justification as to why we are here. Why your spouses are here. Don't forget that most of the soldiers I have met and talked to are actually proud to be here. (IRR and Regular reserve, NG and AD) As well as the Marines. They all take pride in the job they do and do it willingly.  I know this was only 3 Iraqis but not anything you will see on CNN or others. Real conversations with people mean a lot more to me than most interviews.

  Just wanted to share this maybe some of you think I am nuts and will say of course they are happy they are living on base eating free meals with free housing. But these guys cannot go back to thier families now and are worried about thier families because of what they are doing. Even the IRR isn't that bad...yet.

On other issues the mail issue still isn;t any better but I have been told by more than a few that the mail can be real hit and miss. One day all kinds of mail and then spells of nothing. So I will keep waiting and see

Miss you all Happy Birthday Harry!!!!