Web Site Kicks Sand in Faces of GIs in Iraq

chernmax

chernmax

NOT Politically Correct!!
Web Site Kicks Sand in Faces of GIs in Iraq Asking for Mats to Ease Hardship of Sleeping on Ground

An American GI assigned to one of the harshest posts in Iraq had a simple request last week for a Wisconsin mattress company: send some floor mats to help ease the hardship of sleeping on the cold, bug-infested ground.

What he got, instead, was a swift kick from the company's Web site, which not only refused the request but added insult to injury with the admonition, "If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq."

Army Sgt. Jason Hess, stationed in Taji, Iraq, with the 1st Cavalry Division, said he emailed his request to Discount-mats.com because he and his fellow soldiers sleep on the cold ground, which contains sand mites, sand flies and other disease carriers.

In his email, dated Jan. 16, 2007, he asked the Web-based company, registered to Faisal Khetani, an American Muslim of Pakistani descent:

"Do you ship to APO (military) addresses? I'm in the 1st Cavalry Division stationed in Iraq and we are trying to order some mats but we are looking for ships to APO first."

On the same day, Hess received this reply:

"SGT Hess, We do not ship to APO addresses, and even if we did, we would NEVER ship to Iraq. If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq.

Bargain Suppliers
Discount-Mats.com"

Khetani on Monday told FOX News that the person responsible for the email reply had been fired. The Web site, meanwhile, has been temporarily taken down.

Hess emailed that he has since found two mat suppliers willing to ship to an APO address in Iraq.
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I smell boycott!!! :wench:
 
smoothmarine187

smoothmarine187

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it sounds like that company is going to go downhill quick! At least they fired the guy....maybe they will send a bunch of free stuff over there to make up fo rit. It sounds like those army nasties need to quit crying and suck it up.......they have Iso-mats strapped to their packs for a reason.
 
chernmax

chernmax

NOT Politically Correct!!
smoothmarine187 said:
it sounds like that company is going to go downhill quick! At least they fired the guy....maybe they will send a bunch of free stuff over there to make up fo rit. It sounds like those army nasties need to quit crying and suck it up.......they have Iso-mats strapped to their packs for a reason.
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LOL, Big difference between the Army and the Marines, the Army called the media, a Marine would have call up a state side buddy to pay the little bastards a visit!!! :bonk: Then hold a contest to see how many matts they could stuff up his azz... :whistle:
 
smoothmarine187

smoothmarine187

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chernmax said:
LOL, Big difference between the Army and the Marines, the Army called the media, a Marine would have call up a state side buddy to pay the little bastards a visit!!! :bonk: Then hold a contest to see how many matts they could stuff up his azz... :whistle:
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:lmao:
 
AndyMarquisLIVE

AndyMarquisLIVE

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chernmax said:
LOL, Big difference between the Army and the Marines, the Army called the media, a Marine would have call up a state side buddy to pay the little bastards a visit!!! :bonk: Then hold a contest to see how many matts they could stuff up his azz... :whistle:
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:killingme Marines don't play around either...

Because we get our message across by not supporting our troops or doing anything for them :smack:
 
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