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Many people are skeptical
about the war in Iraq, saying that the U. S. is there to occupy or take over total control of the government. Let me share a story about a few soldiers currently in Baghdad, the capital of this war torn country in South West Asia.
We arrived in Iraq on the 21st of May. We are currently living in what used to be Saddam International Airport, known to the soldiers as Baghdad International Airport (BIAP).
Only here a short while, I have been sent on numerous missions which include the delivery of American currency in excess of $2 million, escorting key leaders and V. I. P.’s throughout Baghdad, and finally the latest mission of going downtown and finding a store which sells freezers. I thought, easy enough. That was before we started driving on the roads in the city.
Humvees are wide vehicles and require fairly good operator skills in the best environment, but the small streets of Baghdad are a challenge. Especially when the driver of the vehicle has to watch the road so he can operate the vehicle, but he also has to watch for enemy activity, land mines, and vendors that approach the vehicle to sell some of his goods to the soldiers. Of the three things I just mentioned the last is the more serious risk.
A U. S. soldier is bound by the Geneva Convention, which sets a standard for who you can engage and when, known as the Rules of Engagement (ROE).
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