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We are witnessing at this time the early hours of a war. I have now watched as dozens of reporters from many networks have predicted that the main assault will be either very shortly, or not very shortly, or perhaps sometime after that; that Saddam is either dead, or possibly not dead; that the "shock
and awe" portion of the battle will occur in the daytime, or else at night.
Bah. I'll give you a prediction. I predict that if you have several tens of thousands of young American men in a desert somewhere, you have an insufficient quantity of pizza. And an insufficient means of delivering it.
As we watched the news coverage, one of my sons suddenly discovered, right there on-screen, the solution. The E-2 Hawkeye AWACS aircraft. (That's the carrier-based prop job with the big circular housing on top.)
Many of the older models are sitting in the airplane boneyards in the Arizona desert. These craft could be updated, at minimal expense, to carry a batallion-sized pizza inside the radome. The radar unit would have a remodeled antenna which would direct microwaves onto the pizza, ensuring a hot, fresh pizza could be delivered. Flying several in formation with an "active duty" AWACS craft makes it possible to deliver this payload with pinpoint accuracy, as the radomes are detached and dropped by parafoil to the hungry troops.
Considering some of the things done to bring comfort and cheer to the servicemen, this would have to be one of the more cost-effective.
Or as an incentive
http://www.halfbake..._20carpet_20bombing
Menus and ordering info could be included on surrender leaflets [lurch, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 17 2004]
Report on obesity in US army
http://www.sirc.org...icles/too_fat.shtml
"So what is the US Army to do? Increase training? Closely monitor soldiers' diet? Close down the McDonalds outlets opened on US service bases across the globe originally intended to encourage new recruits? No. Just move the goal posts." [pottedstu, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 17 2004]
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I'm not pessimisstic, and i'm not shooting down the idea either, but i doubt how this can bring comfort and cheer when they have to deal with the death of a dead comrade.... |
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<aside>Do creature comforts breed complacency in the army, even during war?</aside> |
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<Ernie Pyle>War is hell, boy. But that's never stopped a soldier from thinking about food.</EP> |
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The American troops already have branches of McDonalds at army bases all over the world, so I don't suppose adding an aerial pizza delivery franchise would be much of a problem (I still think mopeds would be more cost-effective though). However, while googling I just found an article which claims: |
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// 53.9 per cent of US military personnel over the age of 20 would be classified as too fat to fight under federal obesity standards. A fifth of those aged under 20 would also fail the fat test. // |
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I don't think pizza, high in fat and low in protein and vitamins, is really the best food for soldiers. |
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[LoneRifle], sad to say, in my personal experience even when the most appaling things are happening to you and your comrades, something like a good hot meal can make a substantial difference. In such circumstances humans revert to some very primitive behaviours, becoming very centred on things like food and shelter. |
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The Dogs of War, [Rods] ? |
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<mp9man>OH MY GAWD! YOU THREATENED ME! I'M EX-NAVY AND I HAVE A DIRECT LINE TO THE FBI! OH MY GAWD!</mp9man> |
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[8th] - Agreed. Digging up from my past experiences actually reveals that we COULD do something like the AWACS pizza.... |
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And in the next war (George Bush III), it'll probably be unmanned flying saucer pizza. |
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[thumb] has he written to Mr Forwarded? |
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Nice idea but, as we've seen on the news, there was a steak and lobster feed put on for the troops a few hours prior to the 'ultimatum deadline'. Microwave pizza seems a bit pale by comparison. |
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I certainly hope this war is short enough for a steak & lobster dinner to suffice. |
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A guy I knew who served in Gulf War I, or whatever it was called, said they ate this pre-cooked pasta and tomato sauce (kind of like Chef Boyardee here in the States; not too good) out of foil pouches three times a day - and loved it. They were totally stoked to eat this stuff all the time, no fresh fruit or vegetables, either. |
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Now don't get me wrong: I'm no health nut, but how are those guys supposed to be fit and strong if all they eat is that stuff? |
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[snarf]: They just make sure the stuff isn't high in fat |
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Pasta seems to be commonplace in the new combat rations the Singapore Armed Forces distributes to us... |
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.... But the stuff still sucks |
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How would you propose to get fresh fruit and veggies to the front lines? |
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Heh. I remember hearing something about the Canadian rations: US MRE exchange rate being around 1:5 or so... |
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/Heh. I remember hearing something about the Canadian rations: US MRE exchange rate being around 1:5 or so...// |
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I don't have any intentions of joining the armed forces, but if I did, I'd be all for this. Hell, I'm all for it now. |
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I don't even want to know about enema lions. |
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Best pizza idea I have ever read. |
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