Jobs in Iraq?

Molly · 09-23-2004, 12:39 AM

Ok, let's end this here. We will always have different opinions. I don't deny that some people will die and have really horrible deaths. Last night as a mortar landed not 200 yards from my hut and chunks of metal went flying into huts a lot of things dawned on me. Mostly, that just because I'm in the middle of a big base I'm not always safe. Fighting with people over the internet and trying to defend myself and others I work with is pointless. You all believe what you want to believe. All of a sudden it doesn't matter if the military guys don't like me, because they are right next to me in those bunkers.

The military may harbor resentment for us and the fact we're here making more money than them, but who really cares when we all do the same job and get it done. The #1 reason I came over here was to be with my husband who has been a contractor here for a little over 3 years. I wanted to be with my husband. I went through training and more training and I would have done it for free just to be with him. The money honestly isn't as important to me as being with my husband and doing something together that will make a difference. And when those military people that are harboring resentment for me come to me with a problem, I'm still smiling and still doing everything I can to help them because I know they are just as homesick as I am, but at least I have my husband to help me through it. They don't.

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09-23-2004, 12:39 AM	#33
Molly Registered Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Augusta, KS Posts: 40	Ok, let's end this here. We will always have different opinions. I don't deny that some people will die and have really horrible deaths. Last night as a mortar landed not 200 yards from my hut and chunks of metal went flying into huts a lot of things dawned on me. Mostly, that just because I'm in the middle of a big base I'm not always safe. Fighting with people over the internet and trying to defend myself and others I work with is pointless. You all believe what you want to believe. All of a sudden it doesn't matter if the military guys don't like me, because they are right next to me in those bunkers. The military may harbor resentment for us and the fact we're here making more money than them, but who really cares when we all do the same job and get it done. The #1 reason I came over here was to be with my husband who has been a contractor here for a little over 3 years. I wanted to be with my husband. I went through training and more training and I would have done it for free just to be with him. The money honestly isn't as important to me as being with my husband and doing something together that will make a difference. And when those military people that are harboring resentment for me come to me with a problem, I'm still smiling and still doing everything I can to help them because I know they are just as homesick as I am, but at least I have my husband to help me through it. They don't.