What about this idea . . . No Cars in Iraq!
In Alaska we have a great group of men and women serving our country while stationed at Ft. Richardson, home of our “Arctic Warriors” and the 172 nd Stryker Brigade. Their tour was extended over in Iraq and like many other units the number of wounded or killed has grown over the last few years. I saw yet another news story recently about insurgents using car bombs to attack security personnel in Iraq. This includes the peace keepers and the Iraqi soldiers trying to support the new “Freedom Plan” government being established for this country. This has become an almost daily occurrence and seems to have escalated in the last few months. Thinking about this for a little bit, I decided that the major issue as far as I can tell isn't with the feisty-ness of the insurgents or the poor security in Iraqi cities. The biggest problem I can see is with the cars there. They are just too convenient and plentiful to stuff with explosives, drive into a c...