State Dept. foreign service employees angry

[Lanya]

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she thought the revolt was an indication of the unpopularity of the Iraq war and the "failure" of Bush's Iraq policies.

"People are patriotic, they take hardship duty all over the world to represent our country and we're very proud of them when they do," she told a news conference. "And so, when they resist, it's very unusual and should be a very clear message about the direction of this war, the prospect for success in it and the lack of interest in people in serving our country in that way."

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., the House Armed Services Committee's top Republican, said he intends to suggest that diplomats who refuse to serve in Iraq be replaced by wounded veterans.

"Let's replace these reluctant Nellies with America's finest citizens," he said in a statement. "Our wounded warriors will serve our country efficiently, effectively and with undying patriotism."
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20071101/us-iraq-embassy/

[The_Professor]

I can certainly understand their angst. Then again, I also understand they signed up and knew situations like this might occur, so???

[Lanya]

I understand it too, Professor.  I don't know the answer.
What I was emphasizing was Duncan Hunter's statement that he wanted to send already wounded troops to fill the vacancies.
What a guy, eh?

[R.R.]

"What I was emphasizing was Duncan Hunter's statement that he wanted to send already wounded troops to fill the vacancies.
What a guy, eh?"

It's a good idea. They are intimately familiar with the surroundings.

It's not by force as you imply. They can sign up for the well paying jobs if they like, and they would be much more qualified than these lame bureaucrats. 

[Xavier_Onassis]

Not all wounded soldiers have the needed abilities to do embassy and consular work, I assume.

The soldiers should be enlisted in the State Dept. if they are doing State Dept. work.

As for the State Dept. employees, they are quite well paid, and they knew the job was dangerous when they took it, as Super Chicken frequently pointed out to his faithful, yet timid sidekick, Fred the Lion.