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My Reasons for Volunteering in Iraq
Posted by: Philip Kosnett
Ask three people serving with the Foreign Service in Iraq why they're here, and you'll get three different answers. I've volunteered for three tours in Iraq, and I'll give you three different answers, too -- one for each tour. I first came to Iraq in January 2004, seconded from State Department to the Coalition Provisional Authority as the deputy CPA chief for the province of Najaf. By the time I arrived it was clear that the road to a free and peaceful Iraq would be long and hard, and I don't think I harbored any illusions that we…