Okay Ya'll I just recently returned from a little trip to Baghdad, and well, i did not want to come back to good ole Kirkuk. Man that place has it all....lakes, palaces, like 5 dining facilities, lord who knows how many PX's, and one big antenae on a hill in the middle of the place.
I must honestly say it was almost like that time i went to Qatar for R&R, yeah, only no beer. I dont see how the Fobbits can complain about being in Iraq. Nope, cannot see it. Now if you head into town, yeah you get shot at, and prolly blown up, that really sucks, but come on, how soldiers there really leave the base??
So we get our business done, and well we try and get a flight back, no luck, well....depends on how you look at it, i thought it to be fortuitous, a few more days in Baghdad!! SCORE!!!!
Well, we finally get a flight to Balad, or shall i say LSA Anaconda, my good buddies are there, and well, we get locked down in the PAX terminal cause we have a flight back to Kirkuk in like an hour.
I guess what i am trying to say is that if you want to get back to Kirkuk from Baghdad, go to Balad, and avoid Camp Spiecher, the armpit of Iraq, we have affectionately dubbed it Cp. Spanker.
Yeah no point, no nothing, just saying that before you know it, Baghdad will be the R&R spot for Iraq.??
Fobbit-Soldier who does nothing but stay behind his/her desk, and does not leave the FOB. Does not get dirty, and live in an enviromentaly controlled office.
