I see I am a few days late...as for the whole "troops leaving Iraq" thing. I spent 2 deployments in Fallujah and it was obvious as can be that there was never going to be any progress. I was dealing with sheiks who had the education and mentation of a 4th grader. You can't reason or teach politics to them and expect it to work. Anyone who has been there knows that the person with the biggest gun wins. Its the wild west without the good saloons to get a cold one.

I know we are not completely free from Iraq, as I know many of my friends who still do private contracting and are over there now and will remain for the next 17 months. These are guys who were scout snipers with me and are not there to shake hands and kiss babies. This all comes at a time to me where it is almost like an act of kindness or fulfillment of a promise from a president who has yet to deliver anything...amazing it all happens as elections draw near.

As far as the NADD law goes, I see some good which can be derived from it...but obviously plenty of room for major flaws. I think until they are done altering it that we have no idea how far they will want to push it. It can be beneficial as long as the correct people are blanketed and those in which deserve to be targeted are left without immunity.