>Well, hate to burst your bubble, but some of the Irish are already in Iraq fighting and one of the rules during military incursions is to not break the laws (unless the laws are inhumane) of the host country. Since Iraq does not allow alcohol, no one was allowed to bring any in (unless they brought it in surreptiously).
A jihad is a lot more fun when you are drunk:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/saddam001004.html
Chris McCandless
Red Sky Software