re: The communication issue is with people who believe a war is like Hollywood . . .
It ain't.
And when the U.S. of A. goes to war, we do not send cowboys. We send in trained soldiers, who just happen to be human beings whose primary goal is to return home alive and, if at all possible, in one piece. If some joker wants to play with that -- particularly in light of suicide attackers and enemy snipers -- they are free to die, and to have everyone he/she drags along in the game to die in the attempt as well.
Not at all nice, Raoul, but then that's war. I’m terribly sorry that drivers in Iraq cannot read checkpoint signs and choose to ignore official verbal warnings, but those are problems they need to work out.
Contrary to best wishes, we’re still doing fine.
The progress in Iraq continues, regardless,
Dan