So I'm still looking. My team leader just gav me a book to read, "The Science of God" or some such. I haven't exactly had time to crack it and look at it, but my own lack of printed ammunition for this arguement is particularly galling. If anyone could suggest any books to throw back at him, that would be awesome.

Kuwait is a shithole. Its completely barren and lifeless. Well, that's not entirely true. I've seen three ants and one bird since I got here. Why anyone would fight over this dump is beyond me.

What in the hell would a god have to be thinking (or smoking for that matter), when they put together a shitstain on the planet's underwear like this? Or, is it possible, maybe just for an instant, that people can stop marveling at what they call "God's Creation" and realize that its not. Not everything in the world or universe is beautiful. Kuwait most definitely isn't. There is extremely little vegetation, just sand as far as I can see with my scope. And its hot. About 140+ degrees fahrenheit of hot.

We've had a couple of guys go down already due to heat injuries. One of 'em was my team's SAW gunner. A rather devout man, actually. So, my question is, if he prayed to god for strength, then his god failed him for a number of reasons. Maybe god isn't there. Just a though.

As for myself, I didn't pray. I drank water. And I drove on.

Now I'm the dude packing the SAW and about 120 pounds worth of equipment. Whoo-hoo! Well, okay, the weight sucks, yeah, but I really like the fully automatic firepower.

Anyway, back to the topic, this shithole was created by weather conditions and the formation of the planet, no? And from what I've seen, when one prays to god for strength, they go down with heat exhaustion. And when one doesn't pray, they just take care of themselves so they're in good enough shape to drive on, they can. Hmm. I'm not seeing the whole "god provides" thing here at all. He provides no strength, no water, no relief whatsoever. I did that shit on my own and I fucking rocked on.

Still am, for that matter.

Ah, well.

Anyway, I'm gonna head out right about now. Internet connection will be, well, iffy at best. Don't know when I'm gonna be able to update this as often as I'd like. As always, comments and suggestions are always welcome. Point out something to me and I'll explore it as much as I am able. I'll be taking notes as well, so if you want to throw an idea at me, I'll write it down and keep it in mind.

Take it easy, ladies and gentlemen.

AATW.