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					Originally Posted by dolcegal2002  you may not want to hear this but here it goes:
 your life alone is worth more than $200,000 dollars, i mean leaving your yorkie is terrible, specially that long, but who are we kidding? people are dying in iraq everyday, the ones that get kidnap are mainly average joes like us, and US government will never negociate a release like the italians or the denish....
 
 i said the money can be made later, but life is cheap out there and is not worth risking.  think of your loved ones, living for a whole year with a knot in their throats.
 
 ii am sorry but i feel i had to say it, some iraqis dont give a rat's a@@ about your life, much less your yorkie.
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Very well said.....Life is too precious! $200,000 is alot of money but not worth your life....base your decision not on money but on what you want to get out of life.  Anyone who goes to Iraq is sort of a hero in my eyes but don't do it for the money...do it if you truly believe in the cause.  I'm sure there are many YT'ers who would love to take in your little fur baby...(myself included)  You already had a wonderful offer from Chatties mom.  Hopefully you have some time to think this over.  Good luck in whatever decision you make.  I know I would not want to be in your shoes.  It takes a stong person to make the decision you have to make.  God Bless!!