Memoirs written in prose of Sergeant Robertson, Damon M. USMC while in Iraq | ...with frequent appearances of King Hammurabi.
If you are new to this journal, make sure to start reading in chronological order by scrolling down to the bottom of the oldest post in October 2004. Damon's letters from August 20th, 2004 - October 23rd, 2004 were all added to this blog on Oct. 23rd, 2004. All subsequent letters are posted in real time.
Saturday, October 23, 2004
Dear y'All: (that's for Anna and Sam, the resident Texans) Two items today, 1) For those of you who think, having watched CNN, that this country is rife with insurgents, well, you're probably correct. Let's look at this more carefully. 60% of the male population of Iraq is illiterate. Most of them are unemployed. Further narrowing our analysis of the "insurgent," we find most of these men are teens to early twenties, unmarried, and a lot of them (especially in the west) aren't even Iraqis. They're Syrians who cross the border a few dozen miles or so for the distinct honor of firing AK-47's at our helos when we're moving supplies. The guys setting all the IED's are, for the most part, ITINERANT terrorists. It's not like the Hadji down the street has artillery rounds rotting in his basement. Lately, as in a few weeks ago, one of our Super Cobras (attack helos) tracked a truckload of these mooks to their home base and, eh, dealt with them in the only language of conflict they're prepared to understand. .... I would have more but my time is up. the second point is about telling all of you the truth, insofar as I am able. Hopefully I can get back to you. Love you all. :D
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