American soldiers in Iraq will watch today's Super Bowl game ( whenever they get it--2 am Baghdad time tomorrow?) accompanied by two beers each. No more.
As the war is officially an alcohol-free zone, this morale-boosting bonanza is apparently being warmly received by military personnel, along with the chance to pretend they are home, with friends and family, enjoying a game.
From an ESPN report: "Amazing how something so simple can energize so many people. The menu already has been e-mailed around the base. Sports-bar food: chicken wings, pizza, jalapeno poppers, mozzarella sticks, beer-battered onion rings. And, of course, the two cold ones. They've heard one of their higher-ups will make everyone sign for the beers, make them drink them inside the dining building and turn in the cans afterward. No funny business. Doesn't matter."
Can they make it last? I suppose even the non-sports people will show up for their brews, knowing the base will most likely not be showing a Coen Brothers retrospective as an alternative.
It's crazy that our soldiers can't drink even though they are against it in their countries.
Posted by: Debbies Dog Toys | March 05, 2009 at 02:15 PM