drunk soldiers in Iraq?
607148
As a veteran and recent retiree, I always thought it was funny that the people that always had the most negative things to say were the one that never had the balls to serve themselves, yet they criticized and ostracized our fine young men and woman fighting in the service of our country. I joined immediately after the Vietnam conflict and we were really hated, But we went on and did our jobs to make our country free and help others throughout the world. The lack of appreciation that Americans show for their military personel is mind boggling. My son just got out of the army and was fortunate to not have gone to Iraq (he went to Korea instead) yet he still gets flak all the time. Unfortunately with all the negative remarks in the media lately some people think that all military personnel are assholes and don't realize there is such a small percentage of soldiers that have ever caused any type of problems. I feel for you. as for the abuse, report it throught the site moderator and see if that helps. Good luck to you and thankyou for your service to our fine Nation.
1135811
You get to go to last call, at the bars, twice..Just hop over to the other time zone, and party a little bit longer.\n\nOld Soldier
938512
Spoiled, pampered, diva drunks,yeah the military needs that
857703
John Kerry enlisted and went to Appomattox...Bush got drunk with Cheney...
1078308
Were you still drunk when the cops or the court told you where to go to take them?  :D
387635
Dude you're really having fun here at Yahoo Answers!\nWell, in the military, drug abuse is taken very seriously. The military wants men who are fit in body and mind and cannot have their men fighting in drug-induced stupors. But since you're not in the military, they couldn't care less about you in particular. You go out this Saturday again, and get your fix of coke, hash, heroine or whatever it is that you like. Just leave the military to do their job!
708146
Why not...if 18 is old enough to get sent to Iraq seems like it's old enough to have a Budweiser.
404602
because they are drunk most of the time
276967
I love you guys ! you are generally respected. my son was a Lance Cpl in the Marines and did three tours in Iraq. he came back the last time with PTSD. he sought help but not the way he should have.and they didn't do anything to help him. he began drinking then a while later began to use drugs. he was reduced to a private and dishonorably discharged. the way our government and the military is handling the guys who have served our country is what is disturbing to me.I don't agree with the mission but you guys have a job to do and I respect what you are doing and why you are doing it. I don't respect the governments position.  my son was a wonderful happy young man before he went to Iraq. God Bless You and Keep you safe ! You Keep your head held high, what you are doing is an honorable thing. and you should be Proud, we are proud of you !
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The troops banner has been in a few newspapers. However if anyone truly wants to see their uniwue way of sending their personal message to Kerry, feel free to email me. I HAVE THE REAL DEAL from my nephew who is in the army.\nThursday, November 02, 2006\nU.S. troops in Iraq stick it to Kerry with funny photo\nBAGHDAD (CNN) -- A widely-circulated photo from soldiers in Iraq pokes fun at the recent "stuck" in Iraq comments by Sen. John Kerry, with a U.S. military spokesman telling CNN on Thursday "it was a humorous response to ongoing remarks."\n\nThe picture was taken on Wednesday morning in Iraq by service members of the 1st Brigade 34th Infantry Division at Tallil Airbase, which is near Nasiriya in southern Iraq.\n\nEight soldiers are shown holding a banner that says "HALP US JON CARRY -WE R STUCK HEAR N IRAK. The "k" in "stuck" is the written backwards.\n\nSpeaking at a campaign rally in California on Monday, Kerry said: "You know education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."\n\nHis remarks created a firestorm across the country, with people incensed over what was taken as a negativecharacterization of the U.S. troops in Iraq.\n\nKerry said he didn't mean to say that, pointing out that a prepared statement was "mangled." He issued a written apology Wednesday, saying he "never intended" to disparage U.S. troops with a "poorly stated joke."\n\nThe U.S. military spokesman said: "They were having some fun."\nPosted 11/02/2006 10:17:00 AM | Permalink
1040632
Darling, you must be drunk now..
1150329
We aren't supposed to.  Once you hit Kuwait, you are not authorized to drink alcohol until you leave.  We had that fake near beer in the chow halls, (all the taste with out the buzz!) but any mind altering chemicals are not allowed.  My roommate went over there the year before I did, and said that they got two beers and a shot of rum on the Marine Corps birthday.  But that was it.  When I went, we didn't get anything.  Does it happen?  Sometimes.  But not as frequently as your other answerers seem to think.  If you get caught, you'll ruin your career.  They take that regulation pretty seriously.
950242
They all have soldiers in Iraq.
666039
Im in the Army also and I truely believe the Army is treating soldiers with less dicipline now days. For instance, theyre giving soldiers wekkend passes during basic training, letting them smoke cigarettes and now "stress cards", what the hell is that? Ive noticed with the new privates comming into our unit, they treat the NCO's very disrespectful. I know I got my a$$ smoked if I even talked back to them in the wrong way. The Army and the country is going to hell i swear! Everthing's so screwed up now!
1168887
Huh???? Have you been drinking???\nCool........lol!
932388
They behave this way because they are redundantly stupid, idiotic, morons and think being drunk is a good excuse for their actions later on after they've sobered up and come back to the real world. \n\nPeople who can't handle their liquor should be fired from the human race, or flogged publicly at least.
930578
I'm right there with you!  I heard a report that many times when our troops come home from Iraq, they are surprised and disgusted by what they here on the mainstream news.  All they report is what's going bad, and the troops know first hand what good they have done over there.