Where are you off to on Holiday?

[Lionel Lion]

I'm told the Sudan is quite nice at this time of year:(

[BEagle]

Hear it has sand. Oh goody, goody - I'm sure our overstretched forces will look forward to a bit more of that....

Will Uncle Spam be coming to play? Oh no, silly me. No oil, no game.

[Navaleye]

Would anyone like to borrow my body armour?

[Archimedes]

BEagle,

I think Uncle Jacques is against Uncle Sam becoming involved because of said fossil fuel -

French Opposition to Sanctions (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3875277.stm)

Sudan produces an estimated 345,000 barrels per day (June 2004).

Energy Minister Awad al-Jaz said in May 2004 that he expected crude production to reach 500,000 bbl/d in 2005 (link (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/sudan.html)

[CatpainCaveman]

I hear the DROC is nice at this time of year.

Plenty of nice jungle, tropical storms and things that bite/suck do both.

And if you're lucky, the anti-malarials you get issued for Iraq will work here too, so you only have to carry one set of drugs,

[Mobile Muppet]

Where are you going on holiday !

As it seems your all off to the Sudan / DROC to catch some summer sun on a Mr Blairs Magical Mystrey Tour, I'll be heading further east back to the hole thats Afghanistan ! Who says the Armed Forces dont look after its troops welfare / morale, i've had loads of summer holidays in the desert in the last two years.. thank you Mr Blair and Buffhoon.