For some reason, I found this article disturbing. The quote "I made it a priority to get my ID tags changed so that my religion state "No Preference..." really bothered me. If someone is going to be Jew, they have to accept all the responsibilities, risks, and possible problems that can go along with that. Jews who were murdered in the holocuast never got to decide if they wanted to be considered Jewish in order to save their lives; either they were Jewish or weren't.

We have a job to do [in Iraq] now that we are there. If we leave now, it would be the biggest disservice to the state we are trying to form there. As we see in the media, Iraq is at a turning point; if we leave now, it will [make a] turn for the worse. If we stay strong, we can successfully help this new government thrive.