Putting on Her War Face

Joan at Seven Inches of Sense is preparing to go embedded in Iraq:

The strangest thing has been happening to me over the last two days. I never thought I would understand why it is that soldiers often dump girlfriends before deployments, but I am really starting to get it.

Joan's an ex-Army girlfriend, so this is helping her understand a lot of about her Jimmy her ex. Read on if you're wondering about what is going on with some of our troops psychologically.