a bounty on my head.

Ok- so I'm not even really sure that that is how you spell bounty, but basically people want me dead. I'm prob being a little dramatic but my head is worth $10,000! Currently the terrorists in this region have a 10,000 dollar reward for any Iraqi soldier to shoot am american. there have been couple of them already and that is the new and improved method of fighting the insurgents have come up with.... cowards. Taking advantage of the poor, weak, and starving families of the jundi (Iraqi soldiers). How can this be you say? Why would anyone in there right mind do this...? You see here, a man's worth is sometimes equated to how well a man can provide for his family. If he or his family feels he is worth more dead or in jail then alive then sometimes the family and local leaders will persuade the man to do something drastic. This is the culture. We always watch our back, but now that we are planning on living with the Iraqi unit, this may prove difficult to do 24/7. I joke with my interpreters that they can shoot me in the leg and we can split the money.... or maybe we can have every jundi shoot (not kill) every us soldier and bankrupt the terrorist...?!?

We were able to do a couple missions with the navy seals- fun stuff, real commando hanky panky. We found some bad guy toys and slapped their wrists, but there is more to find.

I can tell that my patience and temper when dealing with the other team members are getting tested. Its hard to find satisfaction in our mission with so many obstacles in the way. As a team we are good when it comes to planning and mission times, but horrible when there is nothing to do. I cant tell if I have become more annoyed, or if they have become more annoying. probably both. Its like this whole thing is some kind of new army reality TV show, where 11 strong willed dudes, with an impossible mission, in cramped quarters duke it out until there is one left. There are prob a couple generals in the Pentagon watching the cameras they put on us laughing hysterically. Bastards.

But i guess all in all i cant complain (which i just did if you weren't paying attention), there are several soldiers far less fortunate then I, fighting in far less fortunate times. I just need to remember to count my blessings...