Speaking of Slab

Hurry up and wait..... time sure stands still when you're bored, but I'll take bored and safe over MSM body counts anyday!

You and I both, Old Tanker!

I told him he was asking the wrong person for insurgents.

Of course boredom can lead to complacency, better keep your men on their toes Slab!!!

My son is in Anbar and said basically the same thing. Quiet and boring sounds awfully good to me though!

Yeah not to bust anyone's hump, but I for one am glad y'all are bored, and I hope everyone comes home whole and in one piece...

Happy Halloween!

Your deployment should be like an airplane flight; uneventful & boring. Come home in one piece.

Don

Well done. You guys are doing an outstanding job. There was a time not too long ago when getting on an airplane was a supreme act of courage.

I do believe you have made a difference.

Simon

God bless you. We say "thank you" to you and your family. Dude, you all rock!

"You've been a naughty boy. No insurgents for you."

"C'mon, Ma! No fair!"

"Go to your room for the rest of your deployment."

"Aw, jeepers. Fooey. Whatta gyp."

Thanks for a job well-done Slab. You're fighting 'em THERE so they'll stay away from HERE (what's left of 'em, anyway).

Stay vigilant! Be alert!

Yes, I know the world needs more lerts. However, "bored" is how they want you right before they strike.

Thanks for your service.

I'm sure we could fill a shipping container full of folk who scream, hollar, and whing about wanting American servicefolk to die .. and ship it over... don't know if we could make the Christmas deadline though at this date.

Just plant the container somewhere in Kalifornia... and post a sign:

"This way to the Egress////// Protest"

Oh .. and for poppy fields.... Get some engineer to armor up a harvester/planter. You invite us to rip up your poppy we'll plant soy/corn/beets/.. whatever... If we find poppy without your invite.. we sow salt....

See simple..don't want to starve.. don't grow poppy...

"You've been a naughty boy. No insurgents for you."

"C'mon, Ma! No fair!"

"Go to your room for the rest of your deployment."

"Aw, jeepers. Fooey. Whatta gyp."

Tom W. · October 29, 2007 05:52 PM

ROTFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anbar-based Marines have already complained that there's no one to shoot and respectfully requested re-deployment, not to Okinawa, but to Afghanistan. You gotta love their fighting spirit.

American Soldiers and Marines are NO children, who need to be protected by Nancy Pelosi to bring them home in defeat. They want to fight. Hoo Rah!

Second the remarks about staying sharp & coming home safe.
Yours most respectfully,
51-year-old son-of-a-marine & uncle-of-a-marine

May we help bring such boredom across all of Iraq!

Words cannot express my admiration for our soldiers - the finest citizens of the greatest Nation on Earth.

You could always come back and camp out in D.C.
Definitely a target rich environment.

Merry Christmas

Keep a sharp eye out. They would love to ruin our Thanksgiving or Christmas. Boredom brings complacency. Stay sharp so that they stay dead.

Thank you and your men for your outstanding efforts in bringing peace. We are all in your debt.

"No way you're getting an insurgent for Christmas, young man -- you'll end up putting somebody's eye out".

Actually, given the insurgents' predilection for torture and be-headings, above is kinda creepy.

Come home safe, come home soon.

--furious

"After battle tighten your helmet cords."
- Samurai wisdom

You know... that just leaves more munitions for the ones you do find. ;-)'

Stay bored and stay safe. Thanks for your service.