From the title, you would wonder what each of these things has to do with the others. Mix them all up on a patio of Saddam Hussein's Al Faw Palace, realize that the Bad Boys are a Bluegrass Band made up of Soldiers, the tea is served on Saddam's tea set, Santa is
a KBR contractor, and everyone at the party is armed...and it gets even weirder. I arrived here because one of my buddies who works in the Palace invited me to join him for a Cultural Tea that the interpreter cell throws periodically. So, in addition to drinking tea served in a dictator's tea cups, there were various local delicacies to sample (many involving dates...yum), Christmas decorations, a Palm Christmas Tree, and a great view over the lake. We didn't stay very long, but it was this event, one week into my stay, that represented for me how different this deployment was going to be...
a KBR contractor, and everyone at the party is armed...and it gets even weirder. I arrived here because one of my buddies who works in the Palace invited me to join him for a Cultural Tea that the interpreter cell throws periodically. So, in addition to drinking tea served in a dictator's tea cups, there were various local delicacies to sample (many involving dates...yum), Christmas decorations, a Palm Christmas Tree, and a great view over the lake. We didn't stay very long, but it was this event, one week into my stay, that represented for me how different this deployment was going to be...
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