`If I had to come again, I surely would'

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/278455.html



CAMP DELTA, KUT, IRAQ -- My name is Carlos Alberto Tejada Murcia, I'm an army Major, Engineer Officer, originally from San Salvador, El Salvador. I am 43 years old, married to Argentina de Tejada and we have three kids: Carlos Sebastian (16), Carlos Enrique (14) and Maria Fernanda (12).

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Currently, I'm in charge of CIMIC (Civilian Military Center), the office that deals with all types of construction in Wassit Province, where Kut is located. I receive all project requests from local authorities, both provincial and city councils, as well as Sheiks and ordinary citizens from all walks of life.

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I have participated in this sort of missions before. I worked in a Peace Observation Mission with the United Nations, UNIKOM, in charge of monitoring the Kuwait-Irak border after the first Gulf War.

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I have a great feeling when someone can bring hope to this area. Every time we finish a project, hand out humanitarian aid, a wheelchair, the expression on their face is of gratitude. And if just for an instant we can make that sad face smile, that alone is a big reward.

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The reason I volunteered is simple: there is a country in need. These people are going through a terrible burden. As you probably know, my country suffered for 12 years, going through that terrible cycle in our history. My country needed a helping hand, and your country, the United States, gave us that helping hand.

I think that if we can give just a small token of that solidarity back to that friend, it is so very worth it. So I know the feeling and if I can heal some of that, then count me in. If I had to come again, I surely would.

But it's not. It's about the oil and invading a country for political and economic reasons.

2 trillion dollars would have bought a buttload of solar panels and funded dozens of university research projects into alternative energy.

Oh I see, that's not how you meant it...............