Interesting, Iraq has a Navy. The warships were built in Italy but were impounded 12 years ago under an arms embargo.

An Italian firm had just finished building the ships but the embargo came into force before they could be delivered.

The 70-meter missile-and-gun boats have sat rusting at the back of La Spezia harbor ever since but the Iraqi navy sends 12 sailors a year to man the grounded and ammunition-less vessels. With the crews sea-faring rituals whittled down to hoisting the red, white and black flags the sailors are left with plenty of time to sample Italy\’s \’dolce vita.\’

Man, that must be a cushy assignment.