Army Ranks See Imbalance in Iraq War Sacrifice

Army Ranks See Imbalance in Iraq War Sacrifice

by Steve Inskeep

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Morning Edition, July 12, 2007 · Army Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling, commander of the 1st Armored Division, which is soon to deploy to Iraq, has two sons who are Army officers and have served in Iraq. Hertling says many in the military are recognizing, if not resenting, a growing imbalance of sacrifice in the war in Iraq.

KEY POINTS:

"We feel like we are an Army at War not a Nation at War"

"It's very nice to for people to say they support the troops. But we sometimes we just don't see the action being backed up by the words.

Picture: UN Soldier

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via digg story source http://www.scaryideas.com/print/5232/

Reminds me of when I was in Iraq, Jan 2005, during the first free elections. As an Infantry officer I was organizing elections. Where were they? One car bomb in 2004 and they scrambled out of there like cowards.

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