Soldier Back From Iraq: Troops will continue die, but for what?

Patroling with limits that are unbearable to the GRJNT, the soldier who's job is to fight. Dodge IED's and RPG's without being able to use all the weapons systems that we have. The fight now is with the Iraqi people, we have lost the intiative. With the photos of the POW abuse every Iraqi has now become a possible combative, there are no more winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people. These soldiers who took the photos, the soldiers who were embarrassing the Iraqi POW. Yeah we screwed up bigtime, but now at the expence of the "regular" soldier we have to "tippy-toe" with the way we treat Iraqis from here on out. Everytime there is a mission there will be even more restrictions being enforced. when a unit conducts a raid or a coradon and search, troops will be walikng into a living time bomb of Iraqis.
Still we conduct those missions that our leaders issue to us, but we still wonder what the intent is, who are we trying to protect if the iraqi now truely belives that the American soldier is a threat, and not there to help.
Soldeirs are starting to feel the strain of this so-called 'libeartion" in Iraq and back home. Who will no look out for the soldiers, we are walking a thin line, and we are going to pay dearly with the loss of our own military men and women.
So Mr. Rumsfield apologizing, spilling his heart out to the people and to the house, but it still won't change a thing. The Iraqis hate us, they hate us more than ever. The longer we stay, the futher we fall into a hole, a hole without a cause.
Troops will continue die, but for what?
Somebody please tell me, because I don't know anymore.

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