Reply #2: "government raised daily pay. . . to $82-$90" - wow, & get shot at to boot [View All]

[ConcernedCanuk]

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Kolev and President Georgi Parvanov went to a military base in Kazanlak, central Bulgaria, on Wednesday to kick off the rotation of Iraq-based troops. The peacekeepers are volunteers from the NATO-candidate country's professional army.

The Kerbala deaths have sparked debate in Bulgaria about security at their base in the Polish sector, with many asking why the troops had not been better protected.

Earlier this month 40 soldiers of the new Iraq-bound unit said they would quit but later their number grew to 62, despite raised payment and Sofia's attempts to boost morale.

On Tuesday the government raised daily pay to troops in Kerbala to $82-$90 from $62-$75 after soldiers demanded their compensation be doubled because of higher risk.

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from 40 to 62 quit in less than two weeks; I'll expect more in the near future

Anyone that goes into Iraq to help with the "liberation" while the BFEE's WarMachine is still in there might as well put targets on themselves.