JCRegister » west point http://www.jcregister.com Local Jersey City Information | Jersey City News & Events | Jersey City Online | NJ New Jersey Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:26:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 West Point Feels Jersey City = Iraq? http://www.jcregister.com/2008/04/03/west-point-feels-jersey-city-iraq.html http://www.jcregister.com/2008/04/03/west-point-feels-jersey-city-iraq.html#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:53:50 +0000 JCRegister http://www.jcregister.com/2008/04/03/west-point-feels-jersey-city-iraq.html Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>
West Point Cadets to Jersey City Iraq
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Army Maj. Rebecca Patterson will be sending her cadets to Jersey City to get a taste of Iraq. If you are unaware, Iraq is not really the place you want to be compared to. So it’s not really a compliment to see Iraq in the same sentence as Jersey City.

…It’s no war zone, but it is a challenging urban setting, one with high crime, high poverty and a diverse population that includes large Muslim, Hindu and Jewish communities…

Just because a city is diverse doesn’t mean it is similar to Iraq. JC is a historical place adopting to the changing times.

“…They need to understand everything that’s happened before they get on the ground,” Patterson said.

The cadets leave today for a long weekend in Jersey City. They’ll shadow politicians, cops and religious leaders to better understand the coalitions that keep the city on course…

Read full news here. Do you think the article is an insult to JC?

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