IF NOT US, WHO?

We've seen that the UN and many NGO's can't hang under the circumstances.

It amuses me that the same military the left loves to loathe is the primary means by which schools are being opened.

Still, as good as that sort of stuff feels, soldiers are human beings too. And there isn't an MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) for School Painter and Repairer nor one for Democracy Teacher.

And soldiers, like anyone else, would prefer to do the jobs they signed up to do.l

But when the going gets tough...well, who else is there?

And our troops get it done.

“We’re not used to knocking on doors. We’re used to knocking doors down,” Sgt. 1st Class David Santos said, explaining that some soldiers were uneasy with a new order requiring toned-down tactics.

Post-war Iraq for the American soldier has required some rough, tough and brash soldiers to check their attitudes and holster the killer instincts that served them so well in March. At the same time, they have to be prepared for shooters hiding in the shadows.

Many are doing just that, despite not having the specific training needed.

Battalion Command Sgt. Major Randy Johnson with the 82nd said his troops might lack the know-how, but his soldiers are doing a great job under the circumstances.