February14, 2007:
European opposition to American efforts in Iraq is expressed in many
little ways. For example, American transports flying badly wounded U.S. troops
back to the United States, often ask European air controllers for a more direct
flight path through European air space. This is in order to get the wounded
soldier or marine to the American hospital more quickly. This is particularly
useful when the aircraft have been turned into a flying ECU (Emergency Care
Unit), and doctors are actually treating the seriously wounded in flight. The
European air controllers rarely allow the direct flight. It would mean some
more work for them, but saying "no" is another way to stick it to those
bastards who removed Saddam Hussein from power, and continue to fight Iraqis
who want to destroy democracy in Iraq. When the American medical flight reaches
American air space, air controllers are quick to give the transports the
shortest possible route to its destination. Some of these medical flights are
non-stop from Iraq to Texas, where there are several major military hospitals.