Truly, the nookie is more powerful than the machine gun. Or something.
Lysistrata.
An oldie but a goodie, man.
What? No more booty callgirls?
So … the guys have to surrender their booty before their wives will surrender their booty?
Man, things are really messed up over there.
Is this edict also in effect for coalition troops returning home? It might make that reunion a little tense for some GIs.
“Welcome home dear. I’m so glad you’re safe.”
“It’s great to be back, hon. Say, look at this cool ashtray I got from Saddam’s palace.”
“What!?! I don’t care how long it’s been! You’re sleeping on the couch!”
My proposed solution: There is no shortage of soldiers to guard oil fields, the oil ministry building, etc. The Iraqi’s should tell the soldiers: “Hey did you know there’s a big oil field under the museum.” I assure you, a platoon will show up in seconds.
Better for it to have happened this way, than for the US to have tried to stop the looters by force.
The dude on the NPR news said looting has dropped off in the big Bag, because there’s nothing left to steal. Hey, that works.