Reply #4: The Iraqis get paid to kill Americans

[HungryLoser]

so they can feed their families, and not very much money. Most of these soldiers are kids, and for some it's their first time off the farm. My sources (A friend who's a medic serving in Bagdad) tell me that they sleep with one eye open and a finger on the trigger. They started out truly wanting to help the Iraqi people, but now are suspicious of everyone. It's like invisible combat, they never know if they'll die today, and one may very well (Insert prayer that they don't). Some of these kids are truly terrified, which is a natural human response, even for men.
I'm not defending the actions of the soldiers, but put in that position I can understand why some lash out violently towards them. ANYONE could be out to kill you. We've seen the same actions from Police officers who work in large cities, they get so pumped on adrenalin and yes, fear.
This is one of the uglier aspects of war, real war, not the polite prime-time media kind.