Don't think it's that funny. What happened in Falujah hits a little close to home. (My father's company is over there. He could have gone over. He might still now that his current assignment is finished.)
Okay, I'll give you that. But what happened in Falujah has been happening for a year, to coalition forces, to police, to civilians, to just about anybody who makes the mistake of being in Iraq either because they have business there or because they were born there. I expect it'll keep happening, for quite a while. I hope your Dad doesn't get transferred there, and can keep working in safe places. Preferrably ones close to home.
Hydroelectric engineering assignments don't happen in the U.S. anymore, so close to home and employed are almost mutally exclusive.
Granted the crappy situation in Iraq will likely continue for many years to come. Even if people don't laugh, keep telling the jokes. It's a major plus of living here.
Honestly? If I don't make jokes I'll probably start hurting myself or something equally socially inappropriate to deal with the fear and the anger and the frustration.
Then I will hope he gets sent someplace that, while dangerous, is isolated from the situation by enough barbed wire and armed guards.
And honestly, I suspect that if I didn't make jokes then I'd start hurting myself or other people or doing something just as socially unacceptible to deal with the fear and anger and frustration. But yeah, if you're going to make jokes this is a great country to do it in. You're far less likely to get arrested or disappeared.
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Date: 2004-04-06 08:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-06 10:59 am (UTC)Don't think it's that funny. What happened in Falujah hits a little close to home. (My father's company is over there. He could have gone over. He might still now that his current assignment is finished.)
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Date: 2004-04-06 05:47 pm (UTC)But what happened in Falujah has been happening for a year, to coalition forces, to police, to civilians, to just about anybody who makes the mistake of being in Iraq either because they have business there or because they were born there. I expect it'll keep happening, for quite a while. I hope your Dad doesn't get transferred there, and can keep working in safe places. Preferrably ones close to home.
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Date: 2004-04-06 06:56 pm (UTC)Granted the crappy situation in Iraq will likely continue for many years to come. Even if people don't laugh, keep telling the jokes. It's a major plus of living here.
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Date: 2004-04-06 10:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-07 06:53 am (UTC)And honestly, I suspect that if I didn't make jokes then I'd start hurting myself or other people or doing something just as socially unacceptible to deal with the fear and anger and frustration. But yeah, if you're going to make jokes this is a great country to do it in. You're far less likely to get arrested or disappeared.