I'm not surprised, SRS. Probably most of the Guard members joined for the benefits. They do not consider fulfilling their obligation to fight, if necessary, one of them.


Giok: I am under the impression that the overall command of troops in Iraq is under a U. S. General, and has been since the outbreak of the war. Do you have different information? I know that Bush has urged Tony Blair to send more troops, and I read in the newspaper today that he probably will, but I didn't see anything in the story that suggested a change in command from what it always has been.

DougR