>>>>>...I'm actually thinking about going to work in Afghanistan...
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>>>>You're kidding. I don't go Afghanistan or Iraq even someone give me a million dollar. Afghanistan is a dangerious country even for a turk.
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>>>Nope, I'm as serious as death. I just have to weigh all my options.
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>>I am about to invite you to elaborate for the second time in two days. Afghanistan?
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>I'm getting ready to retire and I've noticed they are paying pretty good (tax free) dollars to go over to Afghanistan and Iraq and do either Police work or nerd stuff. If the dollars are right, I may go over for a one year vacation. You have to remember I live in Memphis, TN - the third most dangerous metro area of the country. We've already had almost 90 murders this year, so it wouldn't be much different that being here. I'm told I might also carry a rifle and a .9mm instead of my usual two .40 caliber automatics!
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>I'll know more by September.


You make it sound like some high-paying pageant. That doesn't sound like the Afghanistan I have read about in the news, and it doesn't sound close to what is going on anywhere around Baghdad. Not disputing Memphis crime statistics, I'm sure they're on the high side FOR AN AMERICAN CITY, but it isn't a war zone where every step you take might be your last. It's no place for cowboys.

Who would you be working for? One of the private "security" companies that provide protection for visiting dignitaries, news reporters, etc.?

I hope cooler heads prevail, either yours or your wife's.