Troops lament lack of information

(but now there's F-9/11 to help fill the void)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/chitribts/20041011/ts_chicagotrib/troopslamentlackofinformation&e=4&ncid=

The movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" may be one of the most-watched DVDs among the troops in Iraq (news - web sites). But soldiers and Marines deployed in the country said the principle of keeping politics out of the barracks generally is being upheld, if for no other reason than "everybody is talking only about how to stay alive today," one soldier said.

If anything, troops said they had too little information about the race .... Many in Iraq don't get to watch much television, and the only newspaper they see regularly is Stars and Stripes. Soldiers said they barely have enough time on the Internet to keep in touch by e-mail with friends and family.

Staff Sgt. Dustin Shepherd, 28, of Ventura, Calif., said he saw a magazine article on Kerry's economic platform but was uncomfortable trusting just one source.

Besides, he said, he and his buddies were not impressed with either candidate.

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Wait another four years, Soldier~! I hear Jesus Christ will be running in 2008!

or the asshole who sent me there for NOTHING!!!! Wtf? Not a difficult choice I would think! :crazy: