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August 24, 2003
Last Thought, coming home alive
I thought about this, and I think it is shareable.
One of the CPA officials and I went to the same school. Didn't know each other, he graduated well ahead of me.
We rapped on personal matters after the meeting. Frankly, I don't know about his competence, or his preparation. He's a reservatist called up and presently serving military/CPA functions. Obviously with the econ/business background, he was put into the position of working on the banking sector.
No matter, rather rapping about Iraq, he told me that is was hard doing this kind of work and having dead or injured colleagues. Further, he hopes he's still alive when his expected rotation comes around in December. See his family again.
I made a bit of a faux pas, perhaps deliberately but I felt bad afterwards. I said that based on my knowledge, etc., I expected a Beirut event with CPA before then. I have to say I feel a bit badly for the look on his face, but he just moved the conversation on. He expects it too.
Posted by The Lounsbury at August 24, 2003 07:10 PM
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