It was in that spirit then, about halfway through where we are now in terms of chronology, that I first offered this and called it:
Not Quite What Walt Had in Mind
From the same people who brought us 'we had to destroy the village to save it', comes my new favorite catch-phrase as Command Sergeant Major Mike Hall of the International Security Force and a very bright man, judging from his recent writing will now be handcuffed to one of those 'but what I meant to say' quotes that make everyone cringe in hindsight.
"This is a war zone-not an amusement park" he offered within a Reuters' story Monday, datelined from Kandahar, Afghanistan, "No Fries with that: Fast Food Axed at Afghan bases." I worked for over four decades within the Department of Defense and have been close to but not in a war zone (at least in this life), though I have been to one or more amusement parks but I see the CSM's point (which may be why he wears a hat) about differences and distinctions.
Someone has to make the final cut, and while Pizza Hut may be all well and good but what about TGI Fridays? I'll bet they actually call it TAI Fridays (what do you mean, 'what do you mean?"). And yet Tim Horton's (hears a Who) will remain. The world is a funny place, eh?
I don't imagine a Marine pulling guard duty out on the wire for the last eighteen hours in a nation of hostiles and friendlies who look exactly the same (and often are) actually thinks he's at Six Flags over Kandahar while sipping on a papaya smoothie at the Orange Julius but I appreciate the clarity of the clarification.
Gotta tell ya, as attractive as the fish fingers at the chow hall short order line may prove to be, there's just something homey about a DQ Blizzard. Suspect that was really the Gunner's Dream.
-bill kenny
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