The main Polish battle group that is operating in Afghanistan operates in the battlespace that I was in. They were the only NATO country besides the British and the Canadians that really do fight over there in Afghanistan. I am saddened to see this story come out today, because I am sure it is not as bad as the MSM* claims. I have had several conversations with my old terps from my FOB and they have had nothing but praise for the Polish soldiers in that area and have given them full credit for the decrease in FOB attacks and other combat incidents in and around my old FOB.

I am sure there is an explanation for this incident and I just hope and pray that the entire truth does get out.

The article I am talking about is here:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7094082.stm

*Main Stream Media

Well the radio show I took part in on Monday went well. I was the only participant from Afghanistan and there were three other guests from Iraq. The theme of the show leaned a little further to the left that I would have liked, but I can’t say I was totally surprised. I mean it was on a San Francisco based radio station that does carry NPR. Both of those facts lead me to think it may be a tad liberal.

However when the discussion mentioned things like the war in Iraq being a criminal act and that it was all about oil, I was stunned. As I mentioned in the VAMC blog entry I wrote, if it was about oil then I am eagerly waiting for the $1.00 a gallon gas which I have yet to see. I cannot there are people that ignorant to believe the war in Iraq was about oil. I guess they are the same ones that think the attacks of 9/11 were staged by our own government too. Man this country is made up of all kinds. To read more about my experiences on the interview, be sure and check out my entry called Get a Life on the VAMC blog site.

If you would like to listen to the broadcast, but did not have the opportunity, you can check it out at www.kqed.org/programs/radio/forum/ as they have it archived there in mp3 and real media formats.