all military pay earned in a combat zone is tax exempt?  Unless a soldier has additional income from a source outside of a combat zone, he/she wouldn't meet the minimum income threshold prescribed in the law passed by Congress.  The law made exceptions for those receiving tax-exempt VA disability payments, but I haven't heard anything about an exemption for
combat-zone military personnel.  BTW people, the Bush administration can't be blamed for everything!  Let's blame them for the many problems they created, not everything under the sun.