I've enjoyed reading your reporting; it's given me an insight and perspective that I would not have had. I have a son currently stationed at Camp "Dirty Bird," that's how I happened to find your blog site - googling for info. I'm proud of him and all our troops. His younger brother is a Marine and was there (Iraq) during the war. As tough and ugly as this conflict is, I nevertheless believe that it needs to be done. This conflict, unlike previous military engagements; it cannot be ignored. If we relax in our approach, we'll get 4 more planes. So we either confront the problem there, or we can confront it here - kind of a no-brainer to me. So as unpleasant and costly as it is, I say let's deal with this toxin at the source. Go Troops! OORAH!