I just found out a friend's husband is going to Iraq!

[populistmom]

This just makes me so angry because this war finally hit close to home. A friend of mine has a husband in the reserves. He already went to Bosnia for 9 months a few years ago and now he's getting sent for an 18 month(!!!) tour in Iraq. I didn't think they sent people for that long. And he's leaving a week before Christmas.
Not to mention, they have two little girls and she just found out she's pregnant after losing twins this Summer to a miscarriage. I told her I would do what I can do. She's not a close friend, but she's a really sweet person and one of the few other cool moms I know in my neighborhood.
How many more families are going to have to be destroyed for Halliburton and the Carlysle Group to have enough money? It's just not fair.

[La_Serpiente]

1. This is going to hit the military hard

and I hope everything goes well for you and your friend's family. Hopefully, they can survive the wait.

[maxanne]

2. I'm sorry populistmom

This is so wrong. I hope your friend's husband will be safe, and that she'll get through the stress and worry. She's lucky to have you as a neighbor.

My best friend's sister's guard unit has been activated. She's leaving before Christmas for 6 months of stateside training, and then 18 months (at least) in Iraq. She's an engineer - builds roads.
We told her we had friends in Canada, Australia, and Italy - and we begged her to leave the country and not go. She's going to go, because she's an honorable woman.


How I loathe George Bush.