Reply #12: Beautifully said, Tay. [View All]

[beachmom]

But . . . the Green Zone is not Iraq. And I worry if bringing in VIPs is a problem for the troops. Does going there really give a person an idea of what's going on if they're going by helicoptor, and only to fairly safe places (relatively speaking, of course)? I think if there's a way he can specifically go see Mass. troops and it's not an inconvenience, then he should. But if it's just going to go, he shouldn't. Not sure if you were able to see that BBC film I posted yesterday, but a senator absolutely cannot go to the REAL Iraq -- way too dangerous. And that makes me wonder if it's worth it unless it's a once a year or twice a year thing. I guess the bases in the dessert are probably safe to go to. I'm just thinking out loud here -- it's just Iraq is literally hell on Earth where a foreigner can be kidnapped in a matter of seconds -- not sure why he should go there to the Green Zone when he won't really be able to go to the real country. Perhaps it's better to go to Kuwait to see some of the Mass. troops?