Couragous or unintelligent?

By: Kayla Miller

We all know that America is still at war with Iraq. We also know that our courageous soldiers are fighting hard for our country everyday and putting their lives in danger to protect our country. But we have to realize that our soldiers are not the only ones in danger over in Iraq.

From when the war started in 2003 to March 1, 2006, 61 journalists have died, and 39 have been kidnapped according to Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) from the article of Broadcast Engineering News (BEN). And do not forget the anchorman and cameraman that were extremely injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq, too. What are these reporters thinking?

I mean, why are there journalists in the middle of a war zone? Okay yes, I respect them for giving us insanely close information about the war, but isn't it unintelligent to send reporters in the middle of war without any training or great military knowledge? Yes, our country knows we are at war, what more do we want? Let our trained soldiers fight, and leave the journalists at home. That is all America needs is to have more of our people die for no good reason.