Another Corner reader serving in Baghdad e-mails: “I’m not sensing any decrease in morale among troops here (because of the Abu issue). Most of the more than 100K service members have nothing to do with detainee operations. Instead, they are out in the ‘field’ doing their military jobs. We get ‘Stars and Stripes’ newspaper (free in deployed areas) and so we get printed matter that is uncensored. We get Armed Forces Network radio so we can hear uncensored reports. Troops are aware of the firestorm about Abu. But they are also aware that Abu affects a very small number of the force. Because of press reports, they also know the American people do not blame ALL service members. This force is like any force in American history — we want to complete the job so we can go home. But we are not going to go home until we complete the job. “
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Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.
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