Q&A Buzzell

Buzzell’s style of writing is pretty much fits with the setting that he is writing in. He is writing in his personal blog so it’s natural for a soldier, who may be constantly on hectic guard during the day and even at night, to ease up and express his thoughts about the day in a relaxed setting and in a relaxed fashion; as opposed to constantly being in a military state of mind all day. In the blog he can let his thoughts go free and can curse freely without having to care about what his commanding officer says, he can think and reflect on his day basically with his guard down. I would definitely expect a soldier to speak the way Buzzell does, but only in a relaxed setting such as a blog.
One thing that I find very surprising is the name of Buzzell’s blog. I find it strange that he would not use a regular name but rather a set of letters. Confidentiality reasons perhaps? He does have his initials CB but FTW? I find this surprising because from his style of writing you wouldn’t expect a formal or official title.
In his writing Buzzell has sort of reluctantly or not gotten accustomed to surviving the war. He talks about explosions as a daily thing to him. The man can tell you the cause of a single explosion by simply hearing the sound of one. Although he allows himself to think freely when he is writing, he is constantly thinking about the war and the war’s daily events.
On his attitude toward Iraqis, I think he has had no real connection with the people and probably doesn’t understand them. He probably regards them as inferior to him as well. This is evident when he talks about the Iraqis daily activities at the FOB and gives them no importance to it by saying “we have a lot of Iraqis working on our FOB, building shit and doing stuff.” All that he has experienced in dealing with these people is taking place a during hostile time period but the through the Iraqi man’s gesture however, I think he realizes not all of them are trying to blow him up, and thus establishes a better connection.
In regard to his fellow soldiers, Buzzell’s attitude is mixed. Although he may feel a connection to the men in his squad, he doesn’t have that strong of a connection to the men in the rest the platoon, especially the ones going to an OP. He calls them suckers for having to go out there yet realizes the danger of the matter and admits he and his squadron have lucked out with guard duty.