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.

Monday, May 19, 2008

My War: Killing Time in Iraq

This blog is about an Iraq veteran and author that gets called back to duty. He wrote a book about his time in Iraq and what he did while he was over there which is sold through the blog. He also published an article in the San Francisco Chronicle right before he was redployed to Iraq. In the article he states how he always knew that it was possible for him to be called back to Iraq but he always wished it would never happen. He says how if he had enough money and a secure job he never would have enlisted. He is negative towards people that do not enlist in the military and rich people that can afford to avoid having to. I feel a little bad for the author of this blog but he did know what he was signing up for and regardless of what happens he should defend this country with honor and courage until his contract ends, regardless of whether or not it is what he wants to be doing.

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