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| Eyewitness from Baghdad |
| 2005-03-31 |
| Ever wonder what senior military leaders tell their troops about Iraq when the doors are shut? Random Probabilities is pleased to bring you this report by new milblogger Captain Midnight, who will write here from time to time. I can't reveal our correspondent's name, but can vouch for his service in our military and his presence at a recent not-for-attribution briefing by a senior officer who had boots-on-the-ground responsibility in Iraq. I chuckled at the part about the donkey and the manhole 
.. but there is a lot to ponder in what this commander reports. |
| Posted by:Robin Burk |
| #11 That's similar to the Saudi gas station restrooms. Western toilets, but quite a few footprints on the seat. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-03-31 7:43:59 PM |
| #10 Misprint James ? Muhammad didn't like to sit ... (shit) .. Hence so much crap came out of his mouth , no ? |
| Posted by: MacNails 2005-03-31 1:43:55 PM |
| #9 On a slightly related note, a friend who served with an engineering unit in Iraq told us about their experiences. Among the things they built were sanitation facilities: a container remodeled with toilets and showers. Turns out that since Muhammad didn't like to sit, the local Iraqis wouldn't use the toilets, and since they prefer to clean up with water instead of toilet paper--guess what the shower floors looked like? |
| Posted by: James 2005-03-31 1:22:33 PM |
| #8 The 141st hasn't been mobilized for years. At the time of their last outing popular culinary perspectives regarding donkeys was markedly different. The tools and tactics of disposal for the 141st in the field were at that time geared toward stripped carcass retrieval rather than full donkey evacuation through the largely unavailable sewer method. |
| Posted by: ehor(sp) 2005-03-31 1:17:26 PM |
| #7 Silly, Call the NYT asap, they'll know. |
| Posted by: Omerelet Clanter9542 2005-03-31 11:04:40 AM |
| #6 Could someone please tell me why the hell the 141st Donkey Disposal Brigade aren't in theatre? |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2005-03-31 10:49:14 AM |
| #5 Why didn't Rumsfeld anticipate the donkey-manhole issue and plan for it? We should have had thousands of properly sized, up-armored manholes ready for installation by the 141st Donkey Disposal Brigade. |
| Posted by: Matt 2005-03-31 10:31:54 AM |
| #4 We promise you a Donkey Dumpster on every corner! |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2005-03-31 9:22:07 AM |
| #3 The donkey disposal infrastructure issue was kinda tough to get my mind around at this hour without benefit of coffee. Bet you never thought about sewers that way. |
| Posted by: Tkat 2005-03-31 9:04:44 AM |
| #2 Yep, be forewarned. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-03-31 7:47:56 AM |
| #1 Drink warning in effect. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2005-03-31 5:25:36 AM |