"I challenge anybody in Congress to do my rotation"

"I challenge anybody in Congress to do my rotation," said Spc. Michael Vassell of Apache Company. "They don't have to do anything, they just come hang out with me and go home at the times I go home, and come stay here 15 months with me."

Thats from This ABC Article on the day to day struggles in the life of our men and women in Iraq.

15 months. Not a stroll through a market in the greenzone, or a surprise visit to urge the oil-contracts along.

So how bout it McCain? Lieberman? Im giving a deferment to Feingold because I know he has important legislation that needs  to be prepared for veto, and we know how time consuming that can be. But the rest of you fine congress-persons I do believe you've been offered an invitation to get a firsthand view of all the much hyped progress that has taken place.

The Commander In Chief doesn't get spared by this soldier either:

"Because we have people up there in Congress with the brain of a 2-year-old who don't know what they are doing -- they don't experience it. I challenge the president or anyone who has us for 15 months to ride alongside me," Vassell said. "I [would] do another 15 months if he comes out here and rides along with me every day for 15 months. I'll do 15 more months. They don't even have to pay me extra."

Well I hate to say it Spc Vassell, I'm sure you won't have to worry about that last part.