tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993773.post7230290460930974490..comments2023-10-26T06:07:33.593-07:00Comments on The Sidetrack: Consequences of Extended Tourscraig41http://www.blogger.com/profile/06409161182886514439noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993773.post-24694462986215318402007-11-10T17:06:00.000-07:002007-11-10T17:06:00.000-07:00I don't know if our soldiers and marines have ever...I don't know if our soldiers and marines have ever had to do combat missions this hard. Fighting an insurgency is extremely difficult to begin with, and combat in built-up areas is the most stressful thing a soldier ever has to do. <BR/><BR/>In Iraq, both factors are combined. Some units go out on patrol almost every day, targets for IEDs and snipers. Lately the Pentagon likes to tell us rmwarnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948594032787232166noreply@blogger.com