Does anyone have any suggestions on web sites i can go to to find out the real situation in iraq and what is happening?My husband is in the army and i want to know what he is facing. I want some facts.
2007-02-26 23:16:07 · 12 answers · asked by Baby boy due March 16th 2010 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Really, it will depend on your husbands MOS. Is he infantry? A chaplain? Tanker? Mechanic? If he is infantry, he will experience something MUCH different than what a "fobbitt" will face. A fobbit never leaves the FOB (or base) so the danger they experience is minimal. There are RPGs that make it over the walls but most dont detonate. My husband is an 88M, a vehicle operator aka a trucker, and he is on the streets of Iraq on a daily basis going from FOB to FOB and IEDs are a constant danger for him.
Even then, husband says that the media makes it much worse than it really is. I would just tell you not to pay attention to the news. And stay busy while he is gone. Write lots of letters and send lots of care packages. We have the best army in the world, and I feel confident knowing that my husband is a well-trained soldier that can handle anything. Good luck to you!!
2007-02-26 23:51:03 · answer #1 · answered by an88mikewife 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having recently returned from Iraq- Ar Ramadi to be exact- I would agree that your husband is your best source. He may not want to tell you everything that is going on, though. I didn't tell my wife everything because she really didn't need to know. And I really didn't need her worrying about things that were happening.
I also agree that the news makes it seem far worse than it really is, while ignoring the good things happening there. So again, ask your husband and make the most of what he tells you. And when he gets home, be supportive.
I suggest you get a copy of the book "To Iraq and Back". It's well written by two councilors and will give you some insight to what he may be experiencing with trying to readjust to stateside life.
And tell him I said thanks.
2007-02-27 08:57:49 · answer #2 · answered by glen w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband is also in the Army, He is in Iraq at the time. Where he's at is a pretty bad place. Most web sites don't tell you enough.Do you hear from your husband every other day or so. Just wait to hear from your husband, he can tell you what you want to know. I worry sometimes when i don't hear from him, but in my heart I know he's ok.
2007-02-27 10:30:13 · answer #3 · answered by Kala C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would check the BBC, and other world news sources. Talk to him directly via the net, check on other military sites. I think you will find it really is not as bad as the news here in the states is making it out to be. Remember they sensationalize the bad news to sell and make a profit so anything they can over dramatize, they do.
2007-02-27 07:25:51 · answer #4 · answered by redhotboxsoxfan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't watch the news... if and when your husband gets deployed the chain of command will put out information about the area they are in and what they are doing. Get involved with your FRG to keep informed and to keep busy during a very stressful time. Honestly... you really DON'T want to know what he's doing over there do you? Besides, you'll get to hear all the war stories over a few beers w/his buddies over when they get home. Bless you and your family, thanks for serving our nation!
2007-02-27 07:27:12 · answer #5 · answered by i_love_my_mp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's an average of over 40,000 people killed in DUI crashes in the US each year.
That's JUST DUI's... Compare that to the 3,000 US soldiers killed in Iraq..
Statistically, a soldier in Iraq is SAFER than being at Ft Hood in Texas.
Nope... it isn't as bad over there as the media portrays. They make a HUGE big deal of every bit of bad news and never report the good news.
2007-02-27 07:22:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good luck. My husband's in the army also. There's no way to find out exactly what's going on because it would violate OPSEC rules (I've heard). Also, the military has about as good of communication skills as a married couple. =D
Good luck. And thanks for your sacrifices fofr this country, as well as your husbands. =D
2007-02-27 11:48:21 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
but what ever you do don't listen to those career ending petition signers on 60 min.
they got 10 out of thousands to go on the air to protest the war
one of them thinks he is going to stay in and become an officer!
the diagnosis is delusional.
it wouldn't happen on my watch
2007-02-27 08:55:24 · answer #8 · answered by FOA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your husband should have access to the internet....Get you info straight from the horses mouth.
Thank him for serving our country for me.
2007-02-27 07:18:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask him to tell you. Or just look at liberal blogs and they often have links for other blogs and you can surf around until you find something you like about the area he is in.
2007-02-27 07:19:35 · answer #10 · answered by I_am_me___ 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋