The stuffed tiger stays hidden in the ammo pouch except for photo ops. He said he'd be swarmed with kids if they saw it. I guess stuffed toys were not high on Saddam's priority list.
I've thought asking my friend's daughter about sending our kids' old Beanie Babies to her so the guys and gals in the Stryker brigade can give them to the kids they encounter. I imagine if we did some sort of drive here in town we could get thousands of them!