Welcome...and initial guidelines...

This blog will be used in the spring of 2008 by 80+ students at Drexel University to investigate the effects of Iraq on culture and the reverse. Our goal will be to better understand why the US is in Iraq, and to question whether literature can help us on this journey.

Weekly plans and other materials will always be posted in Vista, not this blog. So go to Bb Vista to get the discussion prompts and other instructions.

I intend this blog to manage our discussions and track our collective investigation.

You should have received an email from me inviting you to become a contributor to this blog. The email was sent Monday afternoon to your official Drexel email address.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

The Foxhole Philosopher

The blog entitled The Foxhole Philosopher contains a header that clearly states what its purpose is. “A forum for thoughtful discussion of practical issues facing the military, civil, and political world today. None of the Opinions expressed here are a reflection of United States, her Military, or any other organization other than those of the author.” It is written in the first person, making the tone very informal but yet professional. Its audience seems to be for an older crowd, judging on the word choice and topic of interest. The latest blog entry discusses deployment to the military in a time of war. His argument states that some soldiers leave while the world around them is still going on while they are away, and thus they do not have anything familiar to come back too. He is not optimistic about the future of the military because of this issue.

For the most part, this blog was very intriguing. I’ve never read about an opinion first hand from an ex soldier about what the effects on the war does to people. It kind of felt like I was reading this blog from right out of a novel; and if I could, I would continue on to the next chapter to see what else this author has to say.

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