Steve, I didn't read anything about GEN Mattis at the link. Did you have it removed

I like the maintained professional demeanor of our Marines and was a bit surprised at the opinions regarding the British Army.

Thanks for the post !

I wondered how Iraq did not exhaust the positive energy or intellectual curiosity of a man like Dorian Perez.

You can marvel at the Americans' can-do spirit, as some British soldiers do.

You can see it in terms of America, the world's hyper power staring failure in the face and refusing to accept it.

But in the sergeant's case the will to carry on comes from a sense of responsibility towards the people of Iraq.