Chief Wiggles- Home from Iraq

The “Chief Wiggles” blog is written by a man (using the penname Chief Wiggles) in his 50’s who has served in the Army National Guard for over 30 years. He was an interrogator and debriefer at a palace in Baghdad, Iraq. His blog archives date back to at least 2002 when he was actually stationed there and he talks about his every day life, but his most recent posts were written after he returned home. I’m not sure if he is in charge of it or whether it is just an organization he is active with, but one of his most recent blog posts (written back in 2005) has to do with an organization called “Operation Give.” This organization’s goal is to win over the Iraqi people by supplying toys, school supplies and medical supplies to Iraqi children. One blog post talks about the recent news with “Operation Give” and the different ways they are getting the word out about it in the community. Other blogs discuss the man’s views on the situation in Iraq. I enjoyed reading his take on events in the Iraq war. He sympathized with other soldiers fighting in Iraq and he is a strong supporter of the war. He talks about how the majority of Iraq citizens support the war, and you can tell by his “About me” page and through his blogs that he is very patriotic about our country. I felt like the blog confirmed some of what I believe to be true about the war. I support our troops and even though it seems like the war is hopeless a lot of the time, I believe we had a duty to go into Iraq, so it was refreshing reading the thoughts of an individual who has been in the Army for such a long time, has been to Iraq and tries to remain positive about the situation over there.