I'll keep it short as I come to this site for VX talk not politics:

Poor Lebanon, huh? (insert brand of choice nano-tech violin here) Lots opinions in the news and the newspaper from people without a dog in the fight. Its all an exercise in abstracts to them-no personal experience.

Sitting here (3rd tour) on FOB Marez in Mosul, and between Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, and Iran all I can see is I'm surrounded a bunch of people who spend inordinate amounts of time trying (and succeeding) in blowing each other (and myself) up on a daily basis because they are sure they are right and they are most definitely (insert your god of choice here) chosen, and most certainly persecuted people.

BTW-cant wait to get home in 11 months smell the interior of my VX again, feel the steering wheel and have a truly Zen moment.

Doug Wekell
MAJ, US. Army
FOB Marez, Iraq