>>>>>>...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.
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>And you call that "retiring"? Do you go white-water rafting instead of sleeping?
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>Besides, although it may be a high crime rate where you are I guess the bad guys don't go after cops, if nothing else, for fear of reprisals. I don't think eitrher cop or soldier can enjoy that luxury (2 Brit soldiers have been killed since starting their recent tour), so what chance a "retired nerd" (your words)?

This nerd is "packin"! Funny you should say that about crooks don't go after cops. A few months ago, there was a story in the local paper about some cops who were chasing some bad guys after a shooting at a local thug haven and one of them had the good sense to check behind him, only to see other thugs with guns chasing them. They called for backup! Memphis is a war zone and the leadership has their collective head in the sand.