Soldiers in Iraq Allowed Beer and Pizza for Super Bowl!

[My_Two_Cents]

A BIG round of applause for General Odierno for not letting political correctness get in the way of allowing our fighting boys to enjoy a little normalcy during the super bowl. Way to go, General!

For thousands of soldiers in Iraq come Super Bowl Sunday, when they're out of Schlitz, they really will be out of beer.

Earlier this month, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, issued a waiver allowing military to drink beer on Feb. 1 -- a break from rules prohibiting alcohol that were established in light of occupying an Islamic country.

But soldiers will only be allowed two beers, max.

By that measure, Louis Glunz Beer Inc., a Lincolnwood Schlitz distributor, is sending enough free suds for 2,016 fighters.

"It won't be cold on our end but I'm sure it will be in the future,'' said Glunz general manager Jerry Glunz.

Three pallets of brew, along with 2,000 pizzas from Lou Malnati's Pizzeria, will be packed up Friday and flown to Iraq courtesy of delivery company DHL.

Glunz said Schlitz has a tradition of providing beer to soldiers -- part of the brand's post-World War II dominance was because of its distribution to the military, he said.

At the height of World War II, the company advertised that one out of every four bottles produced went to American fighters serving overseas.

Drinking will be limited to dining areas and commanders were ordered to keep a lid on the partying.

Alcohol isn't illegal in Iraq but is forbidden by the Quran. The Super Bowl falls during a holy period for Iraq's majority Shiite Muslims.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1...beer23.article

[STARSCREAM]

Nice!

[Rob71]

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[cartman781]

Awesome

[mewantyblu]

Too bad they're only allowed 2, thats barely a drop in the bucket for a real superbowl party. But still better than nothing

[Blu-Benny]

if anyone deserves a beer, it's those guys. a big thank you goes out to all of those guys.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Excellent. They deserve to relax and enjoy themselves.

[Moviefan1203]

They should be allowed more. Two beers? During the Super Bowl? Oh please.

[JMorrow]

I am happy for my replacements, but I wish we had gotten beer last year.

[jadedeath]

Tell me it's not American beer.

Big show, huge letdown. *LOL*

Logan

[assydingo]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

Tell me it's not American beer.

Big show, huge letdown. *LOL*

Logan

I'm American but I must agree... anything from Europe or Canada is better than American beer. My personal favorite was at a German monastery.

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

Tell me it's not American beer.

Big show, huge letdown. *LOL*

Logan

what' wrong w/american beer??? @ least ours u don't have to chew b/c it's so thick!!!

[quexos]

Allowed pizzas ? Like the other days they can't have pizzas ? So what do they eat everyday ?

[DeeChizzle]

Originally Posted by quexos

Allowed pizzas ? Like the other days they can't have pizzas ? So what do they eat everyday ?

They can eat pizza it's the beer that's really the treat for these guys and gals.

[franklinpross]

Is ALL they really get is 2 beers? That really sucks !
That's no way of saying THANK YOU to our brave countrymen.

Mr. President- do something . . . .make a LD call . . .

BTW: American Beer is very, very, tasty. All over the world, it's what THEY ask for . .

Bud, please. Bud,please. You got Bud?

[quexos]

Originally Posted by DeeChizzle

They can eat pizza it's the beer that's really the treat for these guys and gals.

Beer ? I would call it punishment considering the taste. Soda or orange juice would be welcome here. But to each his/her own.

[DeeChizzle]

Originally Posted by quexos

Beer ? I would call it punishment considering the taste. Soda or orange juice would be welcome here. But to each his/her own.

They already get soda and juice. Depending on where they are assigned in Iraq some of them have access to fast food restaurants.

[allstar780]

Originally Posted by franklinpross

Is ALL they really get is 2 beers? That really sucks !
That's no way of saying THANK YOU to our brave countrymen.

Mr. President- do something . . . .make a LD call . . .

BTW: American Beer is very, very, tasty. All over the world, it's what THEY ask for . .

Bud, please. Bud,please. You got Bud?

its true, people ask for american beer because it's so weak they can serve it to minors. i dont know anyone who drinks american beer, canadian or european beers are the way to go.

[My_Two_Cents]

Originally Posted by franklinpross

Is ALL they really get is 2 beers? That really sucks !
That's no way of saying THANK YOU to our brave countrymen.

Mr. President- do something . . . .make a LD call . . .

BTW: American Beer is very, very, tasty. All over the world, it's what THEY ask for . .

Bud, please. Bud,please. You got Bud?

LOL. I really figured ole Quexos would point out that Bud is now technically a Belgian beer (since InBev purchased AB). He probably didn't want to admit it, though. I know I wouldn't. I can't stand Bud. Bud Select isn't bad, though.

[callas01]

poor bastards, what if they wanted hot wings?