Fighting in Iraq

I got an email from a friend this morning from a friend of mine, telling me about how her little brother is in Iraq and that really surprised me.. I used to take this kid to comic book stores and introduced him to the world of anime before it became popular in the states. I remember how he would always follow us around being a little pain in the ass. Now he's fighting in Iraq.... so weird. Hope the little jerk doesn't get himself killed. From what I here, the fighting is getting pretty bad and they'll probably get a lot worse since there's evidence that the opposition is MUCH larger and better organized than first thought and even the pentagon has stated that it may not be possible to defeat them militarily...so why send in more troops?? Boggles the mind. Anyway, he's a good kid and I'd really be bummed if he came home in a bodybag.