Posted on 08/26/2006 7:08:51 PM PDT by radar101
HADITHA DAM, Iraq — One by one, the marines took the stage for one of the most coveted photo opportunities of the war. Tanea sat on a knee of an eager marine while Laurie rested on the other.
Hands on their miniskirted hips, Amber and Renee posed at each side. Dani stood behind and held the marine’s rifle as the camera snapped the photo. Some of the young marines who lined up for the memento were so mesmerized by the experience that they had to be reminded not to leave their weapons behind.
The Haditha Dam is in a hostile stretch of the Euphrates River 140 miles northwest of Baghdad where the marines do battle with insurgents in the oppressive heat. But for a few hours this summer, the chow hall inside the dam was transformed into a theater for five shapely dancers who seemed to be the embodiment of many a young marine’s fantasy.
It was all part of a program to keep up morale in a war that is more dangerous than ever. There is a long history of providing entertainment for troops in war zones, including performances by attractive starlets. Bob Hope toured with Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Korea. Raquel Welch and Ann-Margret performed in Vietnam.
But at Haditha Dam, the marines have the Purrfect Angelz, as the dancers are known. Their tours, which organizers say are paid for by the military, have occasionally stirred some controversy. During the group’s 2005 visit to Baghdad, a female Air Force officer complained that the dancers’ wardrobes and routines encouraged insensitive attitudes toward women in the military.
On the group’s third tour of Iraq, there were no complaints from the boisterous crowd of male Marines
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so....did the Islamics poke their own eyes out ?
Ok, so usually I'm not the "PC" prude, but was this a wise thing for the military to do in the face of their Iraqi allies? I think not.
"Dancers Land in Iraq. Marines Offer No Resistance"
See, we do have the smartest fighting machine. I wouldn't either.
Patriot babes!
That's exactly what combat troops want & need!
On the group’s third tour of Iraq, there were no complaints from the boisterous crowd of male marines at the dam or the solitary soldier in the audience from Azerbaijan, who mistook the Oklahoma-born Tanea for a Russian. A small group of Iraqi Army officers who are being trained by the marines were so enthusiastic they all but rushed the stage and filled their digital cameras with this sampling of American culture.
The girl in front needs to be liberated of her fishnet tights!! :)
I recall when Bob Hope said on a tour "Let me show you what you guys are out here fighting for" and out came a beautiful girl (this was probably done countless times on his tours). It still holds true today.
This is something you dont get to say often esp for a NYT article.
THIS THREAD IS NOT GAY !!!!
Yeah. Surprised the Muzzies didn't try to stone them all.
Is that Tucker Carlson in the middle? /giggle
All I can say is Whooa
Mama's got her dancin shoes on and they are NICE. Good shoes too.
Resistance is futile.
Oh, man, that sentence is so ripe!
*snicker*
All I wanna know is.....was 'Thunder From Down Under' on another stage somewhere for the ladies to enjoy??? LOL!
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