...and get them ready for Iran!

You really can't teach stupid. Why don't you sign up to go to Iran? I'll bet you never served.

Uncle Sam - when we invaded Iraq, a country of 22 million, we were up against a military degraded by the Gulf War and over a decade of airstrikes.

Iran, a country of 80 million, has a fresh, well-equipped military and a lot of mountainous terrain (compared to the Iraqi desert).

Be careful what you wish for.

Bring em home, bring em home! If any of y'all ever come down to good ol Texas; barbeque, beer, table dances and the girls are all on me boys.....just ask for big Tex

Merry christmas to all who fight for freedom!

Comment author avatarUncle Samuel

When Newt become president, I hope he gives Iran a can of American made whoopass!

I think these guys have had enough deployment for a while. Let's give the macho sheit a rest for a while. Unless of course, you're volunteering...

Doc: I too am happy to see them come home, but this time, they didn't fight for my freedom. They fought for Cheney and his cabal of traitors who started this stinking, lying, and unnecessary war.

Our troops deserve better than to be wasted for someone's profits. This country has done them a deep dishonor. Now, we must make sure they can assimilate, take care of their mental problems and trauma, heal them, and get them jobs. It's the least we can do.

Time to end these GOP fiasco wars-for-profits.

Bring our troops home.

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Take it easy on Sam... He turns 6 tomorrow!

Uncle Sam - when we invaded Iraq, a country of 22 million, we were up against a military degraded by the Gulf War and over a decade of airstrikes.

Iran, a country of 80 million, has a fresh, well-equipped military and a lot of mountainous terrain (compared to the Iraqi desert).

Your theories are flawed, it took very little time to anihilate the fresh Iraqi Armed forces that were battle hardened from a war with Iran. They also had the third largest armored force in the world.

This time around they went all out guerilla making it tougher to fight because we don't indiscrminiately murder civilians, and the republican guard was dressed in civies for the invasion. Not to mention the Iraqis were using Russian tech mysteriously during the invasion.

So yeah ,Iran would get it's assed whooped too. Populatin of a country has nothing to do with the size of it's military either. North Korea has 24 million people but has the 4th largest Army in the world. A lot bigger than Iran's with a @!$%# ton more artillery too.

I thought that they meant McJobs were the only thing waiting for them back here.

McDonald's? Why would they put themselves through such torrment? Wasn't Iraq bad enough?

North Korea may have the 4th largest army, but the people are the shortest and thinnest, making them hard to see. We all need to stop calling for war, bring all our men and women home. Give them jobs, even security jobs but there are many things these brave solders are trained for they can do in civilian life, see to their mental and physical problems and call them heroes. NO MORE WAR!

I honestly thought from the headline that the troops were leaving Iraq and going to McDonalds... TO WORK! There aren't many jobs here for young men returning, so one wonders what will happen to the unemployment numbers when thousands and thousands of soldiers come stateside and look for jobs.

rednawt

North Korea may have the 4th largest army, but the people are the shortest and thinnest, making them hard to see. We all need to stop calling for war, bring all our men and women home. Give them jobs, even security jobs but there are many things these brave solders are trained for they can do in civilian life, see to their mental and physical problems and call them heroes. NO MORE WAR!

I agree with your post. I'm tired of the "attack Iran" and "attack Pakistan." How about we stay home and rebuild our crumbling nation?

Bruce-308647,

President Obama as Commander In Chief has already stated his intent to Reduction In Force (RIF) 27,000 US Military Personnel. What he did not mention was the xxx,xxx US Civilians that support the 27,000 will also no longer be needed, so they too become Unemployed (no justification to retain them).

yakfitguy - They fought for Cheney and his cabal of traitors who started this stinking, lying, and unnecessary war.

MORE OF YOUR BALONEY.

Iraq: US Law, 1998 H.R.4655 "Iraqis Liberation Act of 1998". After the lesser means of H.R.4655 failed to Liberate the Iraqis People by Overthrowing President Hussein, US Congress used the Final Option, the US Military, by Declaring War with Iraq, with US Law, 2002 Iraqi War Resolution.

yakfitguy you are like a 2 year old kid that has to be told over and over and over again.

OIF Disabled Vet,

Don't confuse them with the Facts, they will just start calling you names. Weeks after the 9/11 2001 Attacks we were sent into Afghanistan to overthrow the Fundamentalist Islamic Taliban Government that provided Islamic Sanctuary to Osama Bin Laden, Al Quada, and the Islamic Jihadist Training Camps. Those of us that survived were then sent to Northern Iraq just after US Congress Declared War With Iraq, 2002 Iraqi War Resolution; as Operation Hotel California, we lived with the Kurdistanis to gain their trust, organized them, trained and armed them to fight the Iraqis Military, seize and secure the Northern Iraqis Oil Fields, make the Iraqis Military Command believe that the Main US Attack would come thru US Ally Turkey (the Turks were pissed, and continually denying this) so that the Iraqis Military Command would deploy their main forces North of Baghdad, at this time two of our Companies and a few Kurdistanis Companies destroyed 6 Full Stength Iraqis Armor and Mechanized Infantry Divisions that were deployed North of Baghdad (with minimal USAF support, how we did this is still considered "Classified" for some lame reason). We tried not to kill as many as possible, as some of these Iraqis Military were those we trained during the Iran Iraq Wars (yes, I am that old), (later we were sent to Afghanistan/Pakistan to train the 1980s Pro US Afghan Muhajeen while the Iran Iraq War was still going on). After the 2003 US Military Liberation of Iraq, we were then sent else where, eventually returning back to Afghanistan.

And beyond a reasonable doubt those of us that participate or have participated hate Wars the most versus the 92% of US Citizens that have Never served.

ChrisWanker- McDonald's? Why would they put themselves through such torrment? Wasn't Iraq bad enough?

Since you never served and are a spoiled brat. McDonalds or Meals Rejected by Everyone (MREs). Eating at McDonalds is a luxury compared to here (Northeastern Afghanistan).

Since you never served and are a spoiled brat.

Wow, this is a pretty strong judgement on everyone who did not serve in the military. My father served, and I am very proud of his service. My son serves in the Navy and I am extremely proud of his service as well. I fully supported his joining. I love my country and have nothing but respect and admiration for those who serve (past and present). But I guess I am a "spoiled brat" because I didn't enlist and serve? This is ridiculous logic.

Bruce--Pay no attention to David. He is certainly a candidate for the looney bin. Probably the biggest fake on the net. And if not a fake, should certainly be relieved of duty and given mental attention.

Kind of ironic. They lived through a war, now the new mission is heart disease.

No, the new mission is the little freedoms that people can enjoy like a Mcdonalds which if you choose to eat everyday like many other foods will give you heart disease. That they have not had while fighting a war.

@Bobby Jones: You're a real jerk. After you eat MREs for several months, then maybe you can judge someone for craving a hamburger. Geez...

Jeeeesh, Bobby Jones Bia, get a life. Yeah, I'm sure they couldn't wait to get a hold of some watercress salad after their tours..............damn, eat what you want.

I don't know guys the chili mac MRE is the bomb. The sad thing isn't what they are eating, the sad and ironic thing is they are eating at one of the only places they might be lucky enough to get a job at when they get home.

I pulled 3 tours to the Afghanistan/Pakistan border region (Marine Force Recon) and quickly learned to cook on a hot Humvee engine block and how to heat water for bathing/shaving and some of my best recipes were cooked like that, I've also had my share of MRE's but I would have really enjoyed a McDonald's burger and a vanilla shake ....!

SEMPER FI TO MY MARINE FORCE RECON BROTHERS !!!!!!!!

Bobby Jones, may I make a suggestion? Reach down, grab your ears, and end cranial anal insertion. In other words, pull your head out of your a**!

May I suggest you people look into sensitivity training. If you get your panties in a bunch over some ironic humor, no wonder this site is a play ground for intolerance and ignorance.

Your right we all have a choice, some choose to walk with a straight back and locked knees. In other words they walk around with a stick up their a**

Nothing really quite like a nice big fat Quarter Pounder with Cheese after Wintering-Over for 13 months at the South Pole.

After eating the plastic high calorie war food, I'm glad to see they'll be able to digest some high calorie ammonia-burgers.

I would have opted for Fuddruckers right on the water and just across the highway from the American Embassy...Their burgers are WAY MORE GOODER than McDonalds...Unless of course, they are at Camp Arifjan and McDonalds is all that is there...

WAY MORE GOODER: Military term that Army and Marines used when I served with them...

:-)

The Jazzman - I pulled 3 tours to the Afghanistan/Pakistan border region (Marine Force Recon)

Was that you that fired us up at one of the Northeastern FOBs/COBs. One of my Support Teams radioed in, authenticated, popped smoke, and still some of you (USMC) starting to let loose and killed one of our pack mules, if my Command Team and I were there I would have Relieved the Commander on the spot. Summer time we wear tan (also tan gear), winter we wear winter whites (snow suits) snow shoes (also white gear), pack mules and pack horses. My Support Team (normally attached to my Command Team) was coming in for resupply, our locked up stash on the FOB/COB was broken into, and a carton of my smokes taken, as well as some of our "Scope" mouthwash (vodka mixed with creme de mint).

At least you had a HMMWV. My Teams live with the Afghans way up in the mountains, years of consecutive tours, Northeast very close to the Paki Border. MREs are a luxury (more to carry around), we normally eat what the Afghans eat (how we got amoebic dysentery the first year here). We know better than to use the few roads (usually IEDs, or RPG ambushes) as a "known route of advance", just like we do not use helicopters for resupply so that we don't get surrounded, swarmed and massacred.

If you were, my senior NCO (USMC former Force Recon, now MARSOC) of my Command Team would like to have a few words with you as a one on one "Peer Review". The excuse of we look like Afghans because we wear shemagh, carry non standard weapons, does not fly. If not, do you want to come back here, in less than 8 months we will be "Too Old" to be Recalled to Active Duty anymore. I already had some very terse words with the 101, that also fired us up at their Northeastern FOB.

Anyway, enjoy being out of this place. Semper Fi Do or Die (Very Old School, Force Recon, some of my previous training and experience, trained as USMC Force Recon, but not USMC). Go eat some BBQ Roast Pork, coleslaw and down that with some German Beers (what we will be doing once we return to US Military Bases at Germany, month long debriefings. Then returning to US on commercial flights in civilian clothes in pairs ("swim buddies") for Outprocessing, and Retirement Briefings (again). No big welcome home parties for us (plus battalion size of many Teams), what we did, where we were, is no one's business (we also do not like wearing our dress uniforms as too many questions asked). This time I will line thru the part on the Retirement "Recalls to Active Duty for Matters of National Security" before signing the papers.).

in Kuwait or in Afghanistan?

Nothing in Kuwait. Although a soldier walking in uniform in any country in an area he doesnt belong as a guest in that country will arise suspision. But if your hinting that people in Kuwait would just love the chance to kill an American and would if given your circumstance then you are very wrong about people in Kuwait

Robert, scary thought but American lives are worth big money over there. Millons.

Robert Ramos,

Are you talking about US Military Conventional Warfare, or US Military Asymmetric Warfare.

If you are talking about US Military Asymmetric Warfare, Afghanistan, most of us have done that. No weapon, bulletproof vest under uniform, no helmet, shemagh, a few gifts, etc.. We don't go rushing into a Afghan village looking like StarWars Imperial Storm Troopers busting down doors and scaring the hell out of them. Of course just out of sight are my Operational Teams to make sure they do not do anything adverse. Since most of us know Arabic (official language of Islam), Farsi (Afghanistan/Iran Borders), Pashtu, Dari (up in the mountains) at the edge of the village we announce that we are coming into their village as a courtesy as Guests (Islamic Law). If the children start to come out to see, then usually no problem, if not then you start having second thoughts; there are many other indicators. Sometimes if they sense that you are as afraid of them as they are of you, that can be a good thing. You do something stupid like telling them you are unarmed and they find out you have a concealed weapon, forget it, you will have to earn their trust (like fighting off the Taliban from taking from them, and they will have to see it was actually YOU). Maturity counts alot also, they respect the words of their old people, and we also think in terms of how long it would take for us to trust someone else with our lives and our families lives (most of the young of the US Military Conventional Warfare Forces would never think it necessary to live with the Afghans for years, and not the 6-15 month tours).

We learned from being sent to live with the Kurdistanis, just after US Congress Declared War With Iraq with US Law, 2002 Iraqi War Resolution. Our previous experience was as US Military Training Teams to US Ally Iraq during the Iran Iraq Wars, and sent to Pakistan/Afghanistan to train the 1980s Pro US Afghan Muhajeen to defeat the USSR 40th Army Occupation.

If you are talking about US Military Conventional Warfare Forces; think, British Military at the Colonies prior to the US War For Independence.

Bobby, I hope they won't have to go anywhere unpleasant, next. I think these guys/gals deserve a nice plum assignment like maybe a 2 year deployment to Hawaii with their families.

Actually, HI is not a great assignment... My BIL was in HI for two years and didn't really like it at all.

Islamistan?

That's funny.

@ Officewhore: That is what we tell our spouses when we are really enjoying ourselves while on TDY or TAD...

;-)

Ask him if he ever ventured to Club Rock-Za or Club Femme Nu while he was there; all of single dudes wind up there at least once or twice...LOL!

;-)

American Girl-724855,

If we got assigned to Hawai'i we would be constantly be going to the Philippines, to go deal with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). So much for a "plum assignment". Also one of the close out units (closing US Military Installations) for Iraq was the 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawai'i. The amounts of times the USMC at K'Bay have been deployed also.

Realize that only 1/2 of 1% of US Citizens currently Serve in the US Military, and 92% of US Citizens have never served. This is why the many deployments.

Sorry, but what is "Five Guys"? We don't have that out here on the coast, that I know of anyway.

You guys have In and Out Burger, right? Similar I believe.......

David, thanks for your response. What's the "party food" part? Potato skins, maybe?

http://www.fiveguys.com/

If you're on the West Coast, think "In-n-Out".

Southern West Coast maybe, not in Oregon. But we do have 5 Guys!

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What, the fight against triglycerides and cholesterol? Yeah, if you eat nothing but the "#1 combo" at fast food joints every day, you'll have trouble sooner or later, but that's not to say that a hamburger and a milkshake cannot be part of a balanced, healthy diet (forget the fries, no redeeming social value there). For that matter, if you look for it, you CAN find healthy foods at McDonald's now (salads, for instance) and at Jack in the Box and at Arby's, etc., if you look for them on the menu. They do give you the choice. What's more, many of them will allow you to substitute a side-salad for the fries on the "#1 combo" at no extra charge. The choice to eat healthy is yours, what you do with it is up to you. It's called freedom, and I'm all for it.

I have been to the McDonald's at Ali Al Saleem. Unfortunately, they don't offer salads there (or at least they didn't when I was over there in 2008). It doesn't matter-I say 'Hooah' to all the guys coming back from Iraq, etc. through there. I hope your experience was good, and we're looking forward to having you all back home.

Joseph, God Bless you, and Jason, and thank you.

You must have hit it when it was brand spanking new. I was in charge of getting that McDonald's installed in Camp Virginia...I didn't think we got it up and going until after the first of the year ('06)

Maybe it was a different one. This was in December of '05. I remember a Panda Express, Subway, PX, and maybe a Pizza Hut or something there.

Whatever the politicians may or may not have messed up, our servicemen did their job as they have always done for 236 years without fail. We all thank you for your devotion to duty.

Let's see for one people in the military aren't being sent to fight wars in countries under bogus reasons. The banks have been shored up so that we don't have the credit crunch GWB's administration left us with not to mention we still have a company called GM and all the auto parts suppliers still have their jobs and let's not forget that the current administration actually cares about taking care of our men in the military with regard to their mental health. The current administration also found and took out Osamb Bin Laden and has drastically increased the use of drones in the fight against terrorism which has put a big hurt on Al Queda which means we don't have to risk as many soldiers on the ground but I guess it's easier to complain than actually think about things.

comment of a loser.

bf, a lot of these guys are going to college for free for the next 4 years and you´d better hope they hire you to clean their toilets.

Jose, I think that McD´s is considered an American icon. They have more restaurants in the world than any other. Even though I can´t stand the food, truth be told, I´ve probably eaten at McD´s more times than any other restaurant. I also might add I am a shareholder, and happily so.