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I am really upset that this has occurred and I blame the US for their itchy trigger finger as much as I blame the driver of that truck for not expecting trouble and taking it more carefully...I think both countries can share blame. I mean...if we are occupying the place, then the Italians maybe should have checked with us to make a clear pathway. They could have asked for our help with an escort truck to get through the checkpoints safely. Sounds like a good idea to me, and I am not even getting paid to think! I am not a military man, so I do not know what was the right thing to do, but surely there could have been a better way.
By the way, my favorite cousin is over there now, and was sent to Germany for treatment when shrapnel from an exploding truck got him in the belly. His friend beside him took shit to the face and it blinded him. Now that he has recovered, they have sent him back into Iraq.
He is one year overdue to come home, and they say that he may come home soon. His dad is a high ranking Pentagon official, so he gets inside news. Until he gets released finally, I hope he don't let any more trucks get near him.
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