From a reader in Afghanistan in response to that op-ed I linked to on troop morale. If true, this is pretty interesting:

Good Morning Jonah,
Your Corner posting with the Iraq vet’s article reminded me of another one I had read in Stars and Stripes. It was last week in their section called “What’s up With That” where readers can write in with questions regarding odd or interesting customs or things they have seen overseas. What was happening is that someone noticed a lot of troops were buying huge stacks of Iraqi Dinars (currency). The reader was puzzled since its deflated value makes it nearly worthless. The answer was that this is being done in an effort to make a profit when the Iraqi currency stabilized. Now if someone is so confident in the impending Iraqi success that they would lug around a suitcase full of Dinars, doesn’t that show an optimistic view of the Iraqi’s future? I would say the morale of these troops is very good!Good Morning Jonah,
Your Corner posting with the Iraq vet’s article reminded me of another one I had read in Stars and Stripes. It was last week in their section called “What’s up With That” where readers can write in with questions regarding odd or interesting customs or things they have seen overseas. What was happening is that someone noticed a lot of troops were buying huge stacks of Iraqi Dinars (currency). The reader was puzzled since its deflated value makes it nearly worthless. The answer was that this is being done in an effort to make a profit when the Iraqi currency stabilized. Now if someone is so confident in the impending Iraqi success that they would lug around a suitcase full of Dinars, doesn’t that show an optimistic view of the Iraqi’s future? I would say the morale of these troops is very good!