SEX, BOMBS & BURGERS

Here's a funny tidbit courtesy of Wired's Danger Room blog. The U.S. Air Combat Command is looking for a corporate sponsor for a Halloween party at the Sather base in Iraq. More than 300 guests are expected at the "Halloween Monster Bash" on October 31 and the sponsor will be allowed to plaster its logo everywhere in exchange for funding the gig.

It's good to see the U.S. military trying to curb runaway spending under its new tighter fiscal mandates from the Obama administration, but the hard sell to corporate sponsors is a little over the top. As the solicitation says, "Your sponsorship is guaranteed to generate smiles in bringing the fun activities of being a kid again to Victory Base Complex."

Celebrating Halloween on a military base in Iraq also brings up a whole bunch of logistical questions. Exactly what kind of costumes are the soldiers supposed to wear? I know I've dressed up as the prototypical "army guy" before, so are they going to go as the "civilian guy?" And how many Americans-dressed-as-sheiks is it going to take before the idea gets really tired? Or will they go for awkward laughs and dress up as bin Laden?