Comments on: American Soldiers Pictured Partying in Iraqi Juicy Bars

By: gill

gill — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:30:41 +0000

i am one of the interps who work that time for 82nd and it was just a lie ..yes the iraqi grils there they did like the solderes because they look cool but are the solders they didnt do nothing not un legal there ..trust me

By: Kris Hillman

Kris Hillman — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:55:56 +0000

Here we go again!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:48:25 +0000

Looking at those pictures, I have to ask: Are those women or female impersonators in that bar?

By: Seoulite

Seoulite — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:04:51 +0000

Ok, so the article itself mentioning the Soldier taking a "sip" of beer could be slightly damning.

{slap forhead} DOH!!!

By: Seoulite

Seoulite — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:57:38 +0000

I looked at these pictures and I definitely don't see any of the Soldiers holding a beer. In the picture you posted he is holding the hands of the man and woman he is dancing with.

Having been to Iraq and knowing that alcohol can be had easily, I hope that these particular Soldiers would know better than to break GO1 with what I would presume to be an embedded reporter in their unit. Not that I would condone breaking that order anyway, but things happen.

I don't think there is anything wrong with these pictures actually. I would almost bet that the Army knew and unofficially approved of these pics. The Soldiers aren't doing anything wrong. They are mingling with everday Iraqi's and in a positive way.

I think the pictures are interesting if you analyze them a bit…

Yes, there are Soldiers there, but of course they are still in full battle rattle. I would say they it looks like cautious fun.

Interesting that said fun is documented in a less than family friendly place, but hey at core of it all people, regardless of location, just want to have fun.

The Iraqi's deserve a little bit of this type of escape. After 30 years of living under an oppressive regime and then 6 years of fear from terrorists, heck, let them have their prostitutes and beer!

Finally, even though the location is less than ideal, I am glad that someone is showing Iraqi's having fun and with American Soldiers. Here's egg in your eye all you naysayers. We aren't hated everywhere!

By: matt

matt — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:19:44 +0000

This much partying is only happening in a few places in Baghdad and not much at all, at least so openly, anywhere else in Iraq. I'm in Baqubah, 35 miles NE of Baghdad, and it's dead at night. However, no doubt, it's time to start pulling out of here for the most part and head over to Afghanistan for the next fight.