I’ve lost my keys, my lunch, and even my heart. But I don’t know how anyone could possibly lose 190,000 weapons. And yet:
The US government cannot account for 190,000 weapons issued to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005, according to an investigation carried out by the Government Accountability Office.
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Since 2004 the military “has not consistently collected supporting records confirming the dates the equipment was received, the quantities of equipment delivered, or the Iraqi units receiving the items,” the report said.
“Since 2006 the command has placed greater emphasis on collecting the supporting documents. However, GAO’s review of the January 2007 property books found continuing problems with missing and incomplete records.”
US commanders often accuse foreign powers such as Iran of supplying arms to illegal militias fighting in Iraq, but the report shows they cannot fully account for the hundreds thousands of weapons they brought in themselves.
. . . to say nothing of the truckloads of arms that were left unattended during the “war” portion of the war. Rummy’s light and fast push to Baghdad turned up weapons caches; because of troop strength many were left unattended until Baghdad was seized. When we came back - poof, gone. Imagine.
So the Bush regime has been supplying arms to the terrorists.
Fancy that.
Iz, you almost sound surprised!
And bales of money, if I remember.
I’d prefer the money, thank you. Quieter.
I’m surprised the numbers so low, with the money it’s in the billions.
Iz, you almost sound surprised!
More than surprised, Madame, I am shocked,
SHOCKED that there is such incompetence
taking place in Dick’s Café Americain!