re: US troops told not to eat, drink in front of Muslims during Ramadan

Obama doesn't eat pork

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Obama doesn't eat pork

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You can tell, look at those massive pythons in his workout video.

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Additionally this isn't for Ramandan it's permenant

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Separation of mosque and state

Well the military is a religious organization.
Makes sense

I wish Islamic Jihadists would refrain from cutting the heads off of non-Muslims.

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US troops told not to eat, drink in front of Muslims during Ramadan

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I understand requesting consideration, but this is retarded for a stateside directive. It's just the type of thing I'd enjoy flouting.

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Meanwhile, Navy officials have ordered personnel serving in Bahrain to dress more conservatively off base, according to a report in Stars and Stripes. Men were ordered to wear long-sleeved shirts and women were told to wear blouses that cover their elbows and skirts or pants that cover the knees.

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Entirely different matter. I loathed the Middle East and wasn't too fond of Bahrainis (though some were cool), but we were in their country. I wore long sleeves and pants through 140 degree heat for Ramadan in both 2012 and 2013. No eating or drinking outside, no water in the car, etc. Thing of it is, they don't really sacrifice all that much during Ramadan. They work shortened hours (about 4 per day) and spend of the rest of the daylight hours asleep. Then they party all night.

Last year, a good civilian buddy of mine who was a GG-14 with a huge arse compound hosted a once a week party throughout the entire month(his family went home for vacation). We called it Ramadale's (a play on his name), grilled out, and got smashed. Theme was Beer, brauts, and bikinis. Good times.