Maybe I'm just a sap, but my eyes got watery when I read this...

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Iraqi girl with a serious heart condition gets treatment. (The start of the story can be found here; scroll down to "Days 11-16."

Anyone who still thinks American soldiers don't care about the Iraqi people can bite me.

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And many of the soldiers who fought in it are paying for it, physically or mentally. [...] Apparently, all they learned is to not institute a draft.

On the contrary. I have yet to hear from a ground soldier who served in Iraq and regretted going. In fact, several remembered seeing appreciation from the Iraqis for their presence.

As for "caught and humiliated," that remains to be seen. But maybe if we heard more about the good going on in Iraq, instead of just body counts, we'd think twice about using the latter word, at least.

NASA Director: This could be the worst disaster NASA's ever faced.
Gene Kranz: With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour.
- "Apollo 13"