Korean Job Discussion Forums

[dulouz]

After WWII and The Korean War, there were many stories of US soldiers bringing home war brides. Is that happening with the Iraq conflict?

[chiaa]

My cousin is over there and we talked about this a few weeks ago. Unless they are out on patrol they have no contact with the natives. A bit difficult to pick up when you are in full combat gear and just kicked down the family's door.

He does not know of any circumstances.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

I heard of it happening a bit with Iraqi women hired to work in administrative jobs in the 'Green Zone' - but to civilians, 'security contractors' (i.e. mercenaries), desk officers, and supply clerks, not GIs.

[bucheon bum]

not unless the GIs are converting to Islam.

[Wangja]

[mindmetoo]

Remember a number of years ago that jarhead married the Saudi princess (which sounds impressive but I guess almost anyone with a distant relation to the Saudi royal family is a prince/princess). She tried to enter the USA with the jarhead and all the immigration and military shyte came down on them like a ton of bricks. And People magazine picked up the story. It was a grand fairy tale, you understand. After a couple years married to a stone dumb jarhead and being forced to shop at Walmart, she packed up and went back to her oil rich family. The end.

[dulouz]

Yea I saw that on TV. To get her over the border, they pretended she was Puerto Rican.