050609 Damn Dust in Iraq

When I went into the DFAC yesterday at lunch at 12:30 PM the sky was
blue but there was the typical white dust on the horizon up to about
15 degrees. When I left the DFAC less than an hour later it was
orange outside and dust was everywhere. There are several things I
worry about while living in Iraq. One (of course) is incoming mortars
and bullets. Second is the bugs. The mosquitoes here carry malaria
and leachmaniasus (a disfiguring disease evident among the locals).
And third is the dust. When the dust kicks up crap from everywhere
(and thus everything) is tossed into the air. In Kandahar 'ganastan
(aka Afghanistan), one is told during the incoming briefing that a
high percentage of the dust is fecal matter. It's no wonder that
there are so many upper respitory infections after a dust storm. Just
one more damn thing trying to kill me here.
R/Chris