Florida teen skips school, sneaks to Iraq

[gtalum]

Then again the military is MUCH better equipped with their lives on the line daily.

And yet they still put themselves in far more risk for very little in return.

[Skywatch_NC]

Then again the military is MUCH better equipped with their lives on the line daily.

And yet they still put themselves in far more risk for very little in return.

True...I never said I disagree with that.

[gtalum]

My point is only that it's not automatically stupid to risk your life for a return when others do it honorably with no expectation of a return. And as it turns out, the contractors are just as important to success in iraq as teh soldiers are. Someone's got to do it. If I were younger and single (single being the more important criterion), I'd be there. That's all.

[sunny]

My point is only that it's not automatically stupid to risk your life for a return when others do it honorably with no expectation of a return. And as it turns out, the contractors are just as important to success in iraq as teh soldiers are. Someone's got to do it. If I were younger and single (single being the more important criterion), I'd be there. That's all.

But THIS is a high-school kid! Big difference.

[gtalum]

I agree that a high school kid shouldn't be there. I even said so in my original post.

That said, I bet he lands himself a nice high-powered journalism job right after high school based on this adventure.

[kevin]

Fortune favors the bold. But there's such a thing as being too bold. If I was this guy who could physically pass for an Iraqi, and went to Iraq I would have a passing knowledge of arabic and work on my accent beforehand and get rid of the nike tennis shoes.