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Watchdog: Pentagon spent $28M on Afghan uniforms with ill-suited camouflage
UPI ^ | June 21, 2017 | Doug G. Ware

Posted on 06/21/2017 1:40:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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1 posted on 06/21/2017 1:40:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Why not just brown? Off the shelf.

Brown DBUs and floppy hat and a good pair of boots, and go get ‘em boys.


2 posted on 06/21/2017 1:43:54 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Who had interests in the private company? Who made these decisions


3 posted on 06/21/2017 1:44:19 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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What a money pit. Good grief. Maybe Dick Cheney should loan them his expertise and cut spending with an ax in each hand.


4 posted on 06/21/2017 1:44:33 PM PDT by Qwackertoo (Worst 8 years ever, First Affirmative Action President, I hope those who did this to us SUFFER MOST!)
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oh well. The American taxpayers will just have to be billed (SCREWED) TWICE to cover this tiny little mistake then - eh?


5 posted on 06/21/2017 1:45:45 PM PDT by prophetic (0Bama = 1 illegal president = 32 illegal, unconstitutional & unnecessary CZARS to do his job!!)
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Somewhere in here is a joke about knitting an afghan...


6 posted on 06/21/2017 1:46:02 PM PDT by Made In The USA (Next thing you know, 'ol Jed's a millionaire)
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Hey hey hey! Knock off the complaining. The contractors got paid and returned a percentage to the politicians. Keep in mind what’s important please.


7 posted on 06/21/2017 1:48:06 PM PDT by Seruzawa (FABOL)
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Really they were wearing Green camo in the frigging desert? What about the camo they wore in Iraq? That wasn’t good enough? Desert Sand digital camo should have the first and only option!


8 posted on 06/21/2017 1:54:07 PM PDT by Blue Highway (Q)
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I propose tactical burkas to really blend in with the locals.


9 posted on 06/21/2017 1:54:09 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: prophetic

Every gov’t entity is run like the DMV


10 posted on 06/21/2017 1:55:21 PM PDT by vooch (America First)
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I wonder how much the USAF wasted on the Airman Battle Uniform (ABU).

It is ill-fitting, too thick and hot, and provides limited camouflage.


11 posted on 06/21/2017 1:55:50 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
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Wait so this design was made for US service men in Afghanistan or for the Afghanis? If it is for them, WTF are we paying for their uniforms AT ALL? Is this real life?


12 posted on 06/21/2017 1:58:39 PM PDT by Blue Highway (Q)
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What about the Navy’s BLUE camouflage? You fall overboard, how are they going to find you?


13 posted on 06/21/2017 2:00:20 PM PDT by beelzepug (Anybody I attack may rest assured it's personal!)
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To: nickcarraway

And this is the government wants to control every aspect of your life because they are so much smarter than you.


14 posted on 06/21/2017 2:00:44 PM PDT by thorvaldr
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So we’ve been there something like 16 years now and still haven’t figured out what uniforms to wear? Don’t buy it.

This is someone out to make $$$ at taxpayer expense. Ridiculous


15 posted on 06/21/2017 2:01:45 PM PDT by The Numbers (God, Family and Country is Right.)
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How real is/was the sequester crises ?


16 posted on 06/21/2017 2:02:50 PM PDT by aumrl (let's keep it real Conservatives)
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It’s not the design/pattern, it’s the COLORS! GREEN?

Camouflage is about breaking up the image. The pattern in and of itself is way less important than the colors.

Why didn’t they just make them red? That way they could blend in with the ground after they were shot.


17 posted on 06/21/2017 2:08:28 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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Maybe they are being posted at oases. (plural of oasis, I looked it up)


18 posted on 06/21/2017 2:12:51 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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Drain the military swamp.


19 posted on 06/21/2017 2:13:35 PM PDT by cp124 (Democrats & MSM: Make America Hate Again)
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Cheney was VP when it started this started, why didn’t he stop it then?


20 posted on 06/21/2017 2:15:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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