NP Letters to Mike M.

[Otto]

Civilian contractors are fleecing taxpayers; US troops don't have proper
equipment; and supposedly liberated Iraqis hate them. After the release of
Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore received a flood of letters and emails from
disillusioned and angry American soldiers serving in Iraq.

_Will They Ever Trust Us Again? Letters from the Warzone to Michael Moore_
by Michael Moore, to be published by Allen Lane on October 7
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1319718,00.html

For example from Monday, July 12, 2003:
"I was with the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3rd Infantry division out of Fort
Stewart, Georgia. My unit was one of the first to Baghdad. I was so scared.
Didn't know what to think. Seeing dead bodies for the first time. People
blown in half. Little kids with no legs. It was overwhelming, the sights,
sounds, fear. I was over there from Jan'03 to Aug'03. I hated every minute.
It was a daily battle to keep my spirits up. I hate the army and my job. I
am supposed to get out next February but will now be unable to because the
asshole in the White House decided that now would be a great time to put a
stop-loss in effect for the army. So I get to do a second tour in Iraq and
be away from those I love again because some guy has the audacity to put
others' lives on the line for his personal war. I thought we were the good
guys."