My eldest son shipped on the evening of the 2nd of January for the "sandbox". They arrived safely with their gear. They will spend the next 2-3 weeks getting accustomed to the area, get "new" gear and await the order to move out.
From Yahoo:
http://news.yahoo.com/...
As President Bush considered more U.S. troops for Iraq, the White House said Thursday that Bush and Iraq's prime minister had agreed on the need for enough military might to calm violence-wracked Baghdad.
Bush and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maili spoke on a secure video hookup for nearly two hours — a sign the president was close to announcing his new strategy for Iraq. The White House said it could be their last conversation before Bush details his decisions in a major speech.
I believe that Shrub has already made up his mind weeks ago to send more of our sons, daughters, fathers and mothers into harms way.
We need OUR new congress to cut off funding for this insane, assinine war that he started. I hate to starve the beast, but we have to cut him off soon or more will die at his order. We have to do this like they did 'Nam, cut off the funding for the carpet bombing that Nixon was doing.
We are calling for prayers, spells, what ever your religion calls it, for protection for our troops in harms way to protect them, for the good of all - harm none.