Sunday, March 15, 2009

Old Baghdad Blues

September 19, 2004 1:56 AM

Hello everyone,It's 11:30 Sunday morning in Baghdad and it is sunny and 100 degrees. Last night was a good night with plenty of entertainment. We had this country western singer here at the palace playing for the air forces' 57th birthday. I didn't hear the whole concert because I got involved with meeting some great new friends. We laughed and joked the whole night (well, until 10 anyway). It was comical at the introduction, because here we are at a concert and they are telling us if we start getting mortared to run like hell and don't stick around waiting for more of the concert.

As if!
The introduction was presented by an officer named (get this) Major General Seargent.
Ha-ha-ha.
He HAS to be taking abuse over that. Seemed like a decent man, though. No shells fell last night so we slept pretty well. It is comical the way they do things out here. I am now more convinced than ever before that we should disband the state department. These arrogant fools do nothing for anyone but themselves, drive 250k hummers (I guess our bulletproof buses aren't good enough), and generally foul up the works. I guess they are appointees and flunkies of politicians. They make insane rules and regulations that accomplish nothing except make themselves feel safer and important. These people are NUTS! But at least they have good company with KBR. Nothing is professional or done right. Most of what they do, is done two, three, four times because it is done wrong each time per company policy of no tools and materials. I am in the laughing mode right now, but I would probably cry when I see the tax money wasted. Hope all is good.

later gaters,

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