The Land of Sand, Wind, and Scars

As we got off the plane and onto the bus, it hit me how different this part of the world is, and yet how much the same it it. As some of you know, I am in the middle east as of a little while back. The plane ride was incredibly long, and extremely boring...but, it gave so much time to think and to reflect on who and what i am and should be.
After we got off the plane, I looked up to the stars, and to the moon to see what they look like with know trees to obscure their beauty. i was disappointed to find that, though there may be no tree to block my view, there was a wall of dust, making the moon look blured, and only a few stars visible. This haze has lasted the intire time I have been here, and it is quite depressing, seeing how the sun is down by 6pm here.
The wind constantly blows here, it never stops. The only relief you get is either in a building, or behind one. it kicks up dust, and constantly keeps your throat dry, and miserable.

Besides all this, this land is scared beyond belief. From events such as war, to natural disaster, it is torn and beaten. There are remains of bunkers being destroyed by our bombs(These bunkers were built with a guarantee of not being able to be destroyed, unless by US Bombs, where as the guarantee is forfeit). But that is reasonable, considering we saved them from the wrath of Sodom. But that isn't the least of it. You know how so many people preach on the news as to how America produces the most polution, and how we trash our lands.....well the tree huggin fools need to come to this place, the only clean place here is on our bases. Go off the base, and there is trash on almost every single square foot of land. How about they go fix the parts of the world that need fixing, before they get onto the nation who is actually doing somthing to prevent polution. And yes, we are the leaders in the anti polution revolution....maybe not as far as cars go, but in water treatment, nature preservation(Haven't they heard of the Nation Forests, or Nature Preservation areas....hmmmm........)

Any ways, thats it for my rant for this post.
-Andrew Lee
Transient Adventurist