Come to Iraq!

I just heard on the radio that the people in charge over in Iraq are going to open up Saddam Hussein's palace as an upscale hotel. You can rent a room and sleep in Saddam's actual bed. I'm not kidding. Lets just say that you're a hard working American. Saving what little is left over in your paycheck for a family vacation. You research for months, discuss it with your wife and kids. Finally the decision is made. We're off to Iraq!

Are you fucking kidding me?

Aside from having to stay in the same bed as someone who is responsible for hundreds of thousands of murders, and aside from it being what I'm sure is pretty much the worst smelling bed ever, you want people to actually willingly travel to Iraq? People die there. I don't travel much, but the only rules I have on a vacation are to have fun, and don't die. Pretty simple.

I tell you who I feel for in this whole deal. The people in charge of having to promote tourism in Iraq. Imagine, it's your first day as a spunky new hire at the Iraq Ministry of Tourism. Fresh out of school with a college degree from the University of Baghdad (Go Panthers!). They sit you down in a room to discuss with you your new job. You want me to do what now? You know people die here right?

That's gotta be like trying to sell tickets on Somali Cruiselines...