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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 12:57 PM
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Smart Idea? US Soldiers Buy Food From Iraqi Vendors in Baghdad
I would not think this is very wise...



U.S. Army soldiers, from the 1st. Cavalry Division, buy take-away sandwiches from a shop in a street in the Shi'ite suburb of al-Sadr city in Baghdad, January 4, 2005. The Iraqi militant group Army of Ansar al-Sunna, which last week mounted the deadliest suicide attack on Americans since the start of the war with an attack on a U.S. base in Mosul, claimed responsibility for a separate bombing in west Baghdad Monday. REUTERS/Str

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Jesus H. Christ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 01:00 PM
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1. Yeah, that's not a great idea.
They'll never be able to find such good food when they get back to the states.
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ender Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 01:01 PM
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2. its reality.
who the hell wants to eat every meal in the mess tent?
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henslee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 01:03 PM
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3. Been to taco stands in East L.A. that were way more life threatening.
Edited on Tue Jan-04-05 01:10 PM by henslee
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Medical Speaking Donating Member (151 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 01:04 PM
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4. We did it also
In Viet-Nam, we got tired of c-rations. There food wasnt all that good but it was chow and it was hot.

Semper Fi
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Twillig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 01:06 PM
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5. I see only one soldier from the 1st Cav.
I see another guy dressed up as the invisible man, and the other guy needs a haircut and some headgear.
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-05 01:27 PM
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6. Iraqi contractors feed them on base...KBR subcontracts it out.
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