Further proof that the average American has no connection to what life is like for troops in a combat zone:

The inaugural Baghdad Bowl, in Iraq, will air during CBS' Super Bowl pregame show… The idea is for U.S. soldiers in Iraq — male and female — to don Colts and Bears jerseys for a touch football game.

On the surface, it's a good idea; a well-intentioned way to pay notice to our troops. Unfortunately, everybody that works in TV is retarded.

Not surprisingly, says [CBS NFL director] Suzanne Smith… this bowl will be creative. Jeeps will be lined up to serve as bleachers, she says, "And we're talking about making some kind of goalposts." She is not sure about player gear — "Maybe they'll wear their helmets."

Or maybe the soldiers, if they're smart, will tell you to fuck off. Those helmets are neither light nor comfortable, and if some TV dipshit told me to wear one for a touch football game, she'd get a headful of Kevlar to the temple. 

Smith, working with the military, says she'll be supplied with two cameras — "which I guess is a big deal over there" — and help in scouting locations: "In e-mails, like whenever you do a shoot, they talked about the advantages and disadvantages of two sites. But with this, they talked about which is safer."

No fucking shit. Probably because any event like this is an excellent target for a high-profile bombing. And — like most times troops are shown "having fun" in Iraq, like at USO events — the trigger-pulling combat arms soldiers and Marines will be on guard duty and out on patrol, and the support pogues will get to be on TV, having a blast.

Hey CBS, you want to give the troops "a sense of normalcy"? Get them a shitload of beer and a big-screen TV with HD. Then go fuck yourselves.

Note: Yes, that is the site's author, between Al Kut and Baghdad, in his tougher days.