Papaya Mom

He stays up for days on end.
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You take a warm shower to help you wake up.

He goes days or weeks without running water.
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You complain of a “headache”, and call in sick. No sick days as a SAHM.

He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.
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You put on your anti war/don’t support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends.

He still fights for your right to wear that shirt. Yes, and I’m going to that meet-up to take him out of a situation that I believe is wrong and a risk to his life that is NOT worth it, his life is worth more than oil.
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You make sure you’re cell phone is in your pocket.

He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.
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You talk trash about your “buddies” that aren’t with you. huh?

He knows he may not see some of his buddies again. And America will be worse off without these men and women who have died fighting an unjust war, as will the Iraqi’s be worse off for the many they have lost.
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You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls. How did you know?

He patrols the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists. And in being there creates a more hostile environment, is risking his own life to protect those in a country where 80%+ of the population does not want his “help”.
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You complain about how hot it is.

He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow. I bet he complains about the heat too.
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You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.

He doesn’t get to eat today. So we are not feeding our soldiers in Iraq? Investigate what Haliburton is doing with all that money then dammit.
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Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes. Dude, she must have lost the key to my house.

He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean. I wear the same things a lot.
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You go to the mall and get your hair redone.

He doesn’t have time to brush his teeth today.
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You’re angry because your class ran 5 minutes over. Can’t say I relate to this one.

He’s told he will be held over an extra 2 months. For a surge that is too late, remember when the Generals were calling for more troops and were fired over it?
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You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.

He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.
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You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.

He holds his letter close and smells his love’s perfume.
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You roll your eyes as a baby cries. Do not.

He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they’ll ever meet.
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You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything. It does not, just like hitting a child never teaches them not to hit.

He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and remembers why he is fighting. He’s fighting for oil, not the people who are oppressed not only by the civil war we created with the power vacuum. Not because he wants to, but because he’s a good soldier who follows orders that come down from the Greedier in Chief.
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You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him. Really? I make fun of GIs? Who even does that? No one I’ve ever known….even the biggest Liberals.

He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.
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You see only what the media wants you to see. What do they want us to see? I read multiple multinational News Sources and make my own determinations - I’m no slave to Bush, I mean Fox, News.

He sees the broken bodies lying around him.
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You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don’t. Once again, I’m not a kid.

He does exactly what he is told. And may die in an unnecessary war because of his honor.
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You stay at home and watch TV. Does Noggin Count?

He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.
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You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable. I like firm pillows.

He tries to sleep but gets woken by mortars and helicopters all night long. I bet he’s like Adventure Dad is underway - can sleep through anything from pure exhaustion.
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You sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place because of men like him. Nope, because of men like his Commander in Chief.

If only there were more men like him Bush would be sending them off to Iran too, and maybe a few in N. Korea but definitely none in Darfur where there is a Genocide - that’s much less important than oil and old scores to settle with a man who is already dead.
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If you support your troops, repost this with a “HOORAH!”