Newsflash: 4 soldiers arrested in Iraq for trying to steal $1 million
Apparently some of our boys were thinking the same thing we were and they tried to take approx $1 million home with them as a spoil of war. They were arrested by fellow soldiers....
thats fucked up.
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Re: Newsflash: 4 soldiers arrested in Iraq for trying to steal $1 million
i cant find it on the internet anywhere...... hmmmmmm
they were talking about it this morning on newsradio for about 30 minutes on my way in to the office....
Admin: i dont care if you delete this thread until I can verify it. i dont want to start false rumors. thanks.
Re: Newsflash: 4 soldiers arrested in Iraq for trying to steal $1 million
Re: Newsflash: 4 soldiers arrested in Iraq for trying to steal $1 million
You have to think what CENTCOM is trying to do though; they're trying to build a trusting bond with the US for post-war relations. Any action such as this would have major impacts on it's success. Definatley sucks though.
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Re: Newsflash: 4 soldiers arrested in Iraq for trying to steal $1 million
Do they deserve it-no. They are doing their duty and are actually getting paid pretty well for it. Imminent danger pay and family seperation pay just went up to $250 each. This is on top of their other tax-free pay.
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Originally Posted by TobyT
sure they deserve it..but it didn't belong to them. stealing is stealing...I do hope they don't get into too much trouble though.
No it didn't belong to them. It belonged to Saddam Husein. A war criminal who fled the country never to return. He left it there.
I know you don't hold this view Toby but it sickens me when people say, "That money belongs to the Iraqi people." That is the biggest bunch of crap I've ever heard! That money belonged to Saddam. Not the people!! Saddam left it, never to return. Finders keepers! Period! It's a bunch of convaluted logic if you ask me and it stinks! I want to start a petition! Let those soldiers have their money! I wish I was one of those soldiers!
"Give up the money Trey your under arrest & your goin to the brig."
"No Sir. I found it!"
"It's not yours it didn't belong to you."
"BS Sir! I found it!"
"It's not yours soldier!"
"Yeah! It's Saddam's! Unless he claims it, I want it! I found it! This is WAR!"