Sister services, email, and search will continue to be negatively effected by the attacks. I made a thread to talk about it, if you're into networking.
Let's just say that such character is quite resilient against negative CYOA events, but you still want to buff strength and get SMG with lots of ammo for the end game.
Chainsaw would be good too, but fuel has nasty tendency to deplete before you get to the border.
Those with connections to the Second Battle of Fallujah discuss the Middle East in media and mistrust of the US military, and ask who the game will actually ask players to empathize with.