Posted on 03/26/2010 10:40:31 AM PDT by Titus-Maximus
Look, I was just asking! I don’t think it is a good idea, but I was wondering if this ties in with The Yeti’s push for healthy eating.
Just went and checked AARP poll.
Should U.S. troops have fast food and first-run movies on overseas bases?
Yes
93%
No
7%
how in the world did they get these domino players away from their boards to take a survey....hmmm.
Uhhh. The Pentagon makes the Rules-of-Engagement, not the average soldier. What we are talking about here are a few very minor creature comforts for the troops. May not sound like much sitting behind these keyboards, but to the troops it makes a huge difference in their attitudes. Keep in mind that a majority of these troops are on their 2nd or 3rd overseas deployment.
We clearly have different perspectives.
I believe that if I were still in uniform, and I was deployed anywhere, a Burger King would certainly be a sign of encouragement to me.
The fact is...War has changed.....Our Troops can be anywhere in the world in 12 hours or so....
Do you think that Spartan soup would better serve deployed Americans?
Lets get rid of the USO while we're at it.
My daughter tells me that the chow on that base is bad enough without not having an alternative.
Mcnutstal Is the obambi nutlicker
He cut atry and air support. ....Now hamburgers........next. .......no cussing
well,..the UK company “supreme” took over the contract from KBR. A definite distinctive european flavor.
My daughter was stationed in Huntingdon, UK also. She’s traveled all over Europe as a result. If she says the military chow in Afghanistan is nasty, I tend to believe her. UK food was nasty by European standards in comparison to other countries she traveled to. She loved the food on the continent!
“An army marches on their stomachs.” Gads I hope I didn’t mess up napoleans quote
Just noticed this thread today. Glad to see our boys will still get their Timmies. The Chief of Defence Staff at the time (Rick Hillier) personally asked Tim’s to open up a place in Afghanistan, because he knew how much it would mean to the boys in Kandahar to have a taste of home to get rid of the dust they have to suck in all day. Tim’s is as much a part of the Canadian psyche as hockey and Canadians would go ballistic if our government denied this to the troops. It says something about the GOP, when they let this decision go virtually unchallenged.
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