Source: CNN. One troop said he's tired of eating sand. But the insurgents keep fighting and make the troops eat sand.
2007-02-18 15:43:38 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
the I-rock-ies taste like sand?
what kind of maa-lark-ie is BUSH feeding the troops now?
it's time America smells the coffee
and reads the sign of the times
GO HOME YANKEES
2007-02-18 16:07:13 · answer #1 · answered by lovefights 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
what is the matter with you they do not eat sand that is just a saying they eat better then you i bet and no they don:t want to come home as ever one thinks they have lost to many people to come home now must see the end i was there for one year bagdad they do what they half to do most would not understand how or why but it is a no win war but will have a ending and not all of the iraq people are no good some are good people just like here hope this helps you to understand better
2007-02-18 16:23:39 · answer #2 · answered by wvgunslinger2000 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
NO one would enjoy "eating sand". This may be a local troop expression which implies defeated or dead insurgents continue to be replaced by a seemingly endless line of new ones .
2007-02-18 16:00:23 · answer #3 · answered by royrosebush 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'm thinking it's like if you tried to eat a sandwich on the beach. There is sand on their uniforms, sand is blown into their hair, etc, so it probably ends up in whatever they eat. And no, I'm not trying to be funny. Think about it.
2007-02-18 15:52:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Take a trip to Death valley Ca. Walk a mile through that dessert. Then you can ask that question, that is if you can talk. No one in battle likes sand in their noses, mouths, ears, and other places.
2007-02-18 15:57:06 · answer #5 · answered by hisemiester 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I believe you mean United Statesian troops. America has over 900 million people of those less than 300 million are United Statesians, it is hardly fair to blame American troops due to the actions of a minority of United Statesians.
2007-02-18 15:50:52 · answer #6 · answered by r1b1c* 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Wow, you're as obtuse as anybody I've ever seen. Eating sand is a euphemism for generally being a grunt. It's not something the enemy makes you do, it's an aspect of the job of being a soldier.
For someone who claims to be educated, you don't know much.
2007-02-18 15:54:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Yes, instead of IED's, they now come up to us, give us wedgies and throw sand at us. Its becoming a very friendly rivalry between us, but we always take it too far and blow them away. You waste so much time my friend.
2007-02-18 17:19:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Although it is nutritious sand isn't the most pleasant thing to eat. Most eat it for the health benefits.
2007-02-18 15:53:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Not all of them, only soldiers with iron deficiency eat sand.
2007-02-18 15:47:02 · answer #10 · answered by inin 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋