This week Stars & Stripes published two letters requesting that politicians NOT show up in Iraq for the holidays. President Bush, that means YOU.
No dog-and-pony show, please
So, my advice to commanders everywhere is this: If you want to ensure that your soldiers have a fun, memorable Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner while they are deployed, all you have to do is give them plenty of good food and then stay far, far away.
VIP visits ‘a royal pain’
Congressmen/women, senators, Cabinet members and all politicians in general should stay in Washington and find a way to end the need for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners in deployed areas. That would make my holiday meals much more appetizing and give us all a reason to give thanks.