Email from son in Bagdad 02/24/10 2:25

[dwayne919]

My son is on the U.S. base in Bagdad and I asked if he had heard anything about the rumors going round and this was his reply.

"Yeah, there have ben rumors for YEARS from what I hear about the PX's and the Military Finance changing over to Iraqi Dinar. But it hasn't happened. I also haven't heard anything on when/if it is going to happen. You can go to finance and buy dinar, but you can also get US currency as well. I haven't heard ANY of the LN's say anything about their pay being lowered but still valued the same, or a pay change at all. The news really obscures what is really going on here. Here is what I am following right now. The elections are coming up VERY SOON.. The entire country is going to "black air" on the 7th of march. meaning. If you aren't a high rank, or it isn't an Air Assault mission. Then NO ONE is flying anywhere. Not sure for how long either..... Alot of bases are closing within the next 2 months. at the end of 3 months they are shipping out 50,000 troops from Iraq. There will only be a total of 6 bases open here in Iraq. Things are already getting worse over here with rounds coming in. On all bases! Unless ROE changes, there are going to be alot of casualties. Military and civilian. I haven't had much time to keep track of the dinar with all this going on. I have been more worried about getting AMR's so I can fly from site to site. Since my new job depends on me pretty much traveling all over. I do know that you can still go to finance and get 117,000 IQD for $100 USD. It hasn't changed in months. I am not sure how the elections are going to play into the re-valuing of the dinar, or all these bases closing are either. But I'm sure that soon I will know something about it. Or you will hear on the news all that is going on over here"

[Deneco]

Thanks for sharing info from your son ... I appreciate the info AND his service to our country.

This is positive, direct info - we need more of that!

[NotReallyTex]

I wish they would RI, RV or even LOP.....anything would be better than waiting because I really do believe when we pull out they are going to kill each other. It's like the Democrats and Republicans here, except with bombs.

[Latishall]

Thanks for sharing this email and God bless your son and all the troops. Keep them all safe! That is what really matters here!!!

[CaptainConrad]

Thank you. Once again MEDIC created another story and spread around the DINAR forums.Medic must go !

[mrref]

This is true I have numerous friends that's in Iraq and I stay in contact with them on facebook and they are telling me the same thing. No one over there is talking about rv's, paycut, or anything in regards to the dinar, its hush hush over there...One of my friends is telling me that he is getting more info off of dinar sites then he can gets in Iraq. Strange....

[pleasantvalleySunday]

Adding my thanks for you sharing the info from your son AND my thanks to him for serving ....and you for raising him to respect and honor our country enough to serve ...blessings and peace to you and your family!

[dixie525]

nice to hear what someone says from the "inside" and actually being over there. Thanks

[AC1]

If this is true, where is Medic getting his information from.

[jackdavis1364]

That is the kind of Intel that I have said we need. Someone talking directly to a family member instead of he said, she said third-handed. Thank you for your post. If anyone should know what the deal is, it is your son. He is there every day. God bless him.

[cash1324]

Sounds a little unstable over there,Can you please tell me ROE stands for?ALSO AMRs.I hope your son stays safe

[Guest marketralley]

Wait, you friend is saying that he is getting more info from dinar websites than actually being there.

If that's the case than why would you believe them.

Ask him about the pay cuts. Are they real?

[sana]

dwayne919 - Thank you for sharing some real intel from your son. God bless him and all of our troops!

[CaptainJack]

Med is getting his info from the same place he gets his "biography and military service history" ..... from his imagination!!!!!

[pokerplayer]

If this is true, where is Medic getting his information from.

I suspect medic has deeper phycological issues, which may explain his inherent need for his so called " intel ", and his need to be in control, but that should be here nor there to most of us as his posts are suspect at best and for the most part ignored or ridiculed. I would not worry about him at all, he has a following who believe. We, you, I, should only worry about what we ourselves believe. The rest is for " amusment purposes only " JMHO

poker

[dwayne919]

marketralley: He meant that they are hearing allot of chatter everywhere and what he reads on the internet. As for the two things I specificly asked him (pay and money exchange) He is on base and he still uses US money and gets it back at the px but that he has heard it's going to happen just does not know when. Has heard nothing about pay cut for Iraqi's.

[CaptainJack]

My lifelong friend .... a Lt. Col. serving as an advisor to the Iraqi military asked the International Finance Director/Advisor at the base in Baghdad he is assigned to about the dinar and possible revaluation as a favor to me .... the director/advisor said no rv until after the election AT THE SOONEST .... maybe longer.

[egbert]

Perfect sentiments which I echo.

[NineLives]

I laughed to myself when I read the bold area of your comment.

Maybe that's because there is no one in Iraq trying to profit from the sales of dinar in Iraq.

Food for thought. ;-)

This is true I have numerous friends that's in Iraq and I stay in contact with them on facebook and they are telling me the same thing. No one over there is talking about rv's, paycut, or anything in regards to the dinar, its hush hush over there...One of my friends is telling me that he is getting more info off of dinar sites then he can gets in Iraq. Strange....

[dwayne919]

And he is my son not a friend so yes I tend tobeleive him. Also he owns no Dinar so he has nothing to gain!

[NineLives]

I don't even believe 98% of the backgrounds these rumor spreaders tell. All fabricated to build themselves up and their credibility. Most of them write rumors then fill envelopes with your dinar order.

Wanna have some credibility with me?? Post/say something that actually comes true for a change then maybe you'll have my vote is what I say.

Med is getting his info from the same place he gets his "biography and military service history" ..... from his imagination!!!!!

[quadraph0nic]

I suspect medic has deeper phycological issues, which may explain his inherent need for his so called " intel ", and his need to be in control, but that should be here nor there to most of us as his posts are suspect at best and for the most part ignored or ridiculed. I would not worry about him at all, he has a following who believe. We, you, I, should only worry about what we ourselves believe. The rest is for " amusment purposes only " JMHO

poker

my thoughts exactly.

[quadraph0nic]

Just stop and think for a second about the information put out on this site and how people would react to it...

Aside from occaisonal testimony of someone over here like this story or what captain jack shared or intel from Adam, I really can only think of a handful of people at this forum who truly provide thought provoking analasys about iraq and the possibility of RV. Everything else to me is just smoke and mirrors and thats all it is.

[stevethecloser]

Medic dreams this up to get a reaction from us so we need to be patient and God has not let me down before so keep the faith people

[stevethecloser]

To the veteran we all support you and to all the friend i left in Nam I say God bless you Brothers You gave it your best and I salute you my BRO's