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14,000 U.S.-supplied weapons reportedly missing in Iraq
CNN International ^
| 10/30/06
| AP Staff
Posted on 10/30/2006 10:45:55 AM PST by Carling
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thousands of weapons the United States has provided Iraqi security forces cannot be accounted for, and spare parts and repair manuals are unavailable for many others, a new report to Congress says.
The report, prepared at the request of the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Virginia Republican Sen. John Warner, also found that major challenges remain that put at risk the Defense Department's goal of strengthening Iraqi security forces by transferring all logistics operations to the defense ministry by the end of 2007.
A spokesman for Warner said the senator read the report over the weekend in preparation for a meeting Tuesday with Stuart W. Bowen Jr., the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cnn; iraq; mediabias; msm; wmdfound
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To: Carling
Oh puhhlease.
First we weren't equipping them fast enough, and now they are all upset with the record-keeping.
Just because you don't have the serial number written down in a book in a gov't building in a infant democracy that is fighting a war doesn't mean its "missing"...
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:06:50 AM PST
by
FreedomNeocon
(Success is not final; Failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts -- Churchill)
To: Carling; All
Isn't it amazing that weapons conveniently turn up missing around the time of an election? And of course, we had something to do with it...
Well, let's see where this one goes...(ho hum)
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:08:24 AM PST
by
Christian4Bush
("Ma'am, you don't have to thank us. You just go beat him for us." Soldier to Irey re: Murtha)
To: RexBeach
Say, how is Soledad's brother, San Quentin?And his baby brother, Chino?
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:08:31 AM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(This tagline has been suspended or banned.)
To: Carling
Where's that "Awww jeeeeeeez, not this s**t again.." pic????
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:11:33 AM PST
by
GoldCountryRedneck
(Think of Pelosi as Speaker, then hold your nose and vote Republican....)
To: RexBeach
how is Soledad's brother, San Quentin?
He's become quite a Sing Singer, in Angola.
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:12:24 AM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(Meep Meep)
To: RexBeach
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:13:44 AM PST
by
rightinthemiddle
(Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
To: ErnBatavia
Now, really, who would name their kid after a notorious California prison?
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:15:11 AM PST
by
RexBeach
To: RexBeach
Talking to cousin Folsom.
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:15:12 AM PST
by
rightinthemiddle
(Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
To: rightinthemiddle
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:15:54 AM PST
by
RexBeach
To: RexBeach
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:16:49 AM PST
by
rightinthemiddle
(Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
To: Carling
Thousands of weapons the United States has provided Iraqi security forces cannot be accounted for, and spare parts and repair manuals are unavailable for many others, a new report to Congress says. Anyone want to bet who has them?
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:19:29 AM PST
by
NRA2BFree
(THOSE WHO LIVE BY THE SWORD GET SHOT BY THOSE WHO DON*T!)
To: Txsleuth
Most Arab states are corrupt and Iraq is no exception. I expect these losses are typical. Or, they could be where Saddam put those WMD.
To: NRA2BFree
Oh we have them... errr the Iraqi security forces do.
The whole story is about how we didn't record serial numbers from a bunch before getting them to the Iraqi's (remember the other week it was all about how they were ill equipped the were).
Nothing is missing, just the bureaucracy was not served... this has the libs FURIOUS.
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:28:16 AM PST
by
FreedomNeocon
(Success is not final; Failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts -- Churchill)
To: Carling
They were redirected to fight the growing insurgency in Detroit...
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:28:50 AM PST
by
in hoc signo vinces
("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis. American gals are worth fighting for!")
To: Txsleuth
I heard that airhead (jane) saying these dean inspired comments.
LLS
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:29:41 AM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(Preserve America... kill terrorists... destroy dims!)
To: Carling
Get real, not a single voter will give a damn about this story. I do not think it belongs to breaking news.
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:30:20 AM PST
by
jveritas
(Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
To: Txsleuth
Txsleuth, you listen too much to the news and this is will only rack your nerves. These idiot reporters with a political IQ of a cat will only influence the weak and the weak will vote democrat anyway. Stay with FR, the best news analysis and the most accurate predictions in the country : )
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:34:37 AM PST
by
jveritas
(Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
To: jveritas
The newsies were treating it as Breaking News and still are. That's why I placed it in breaking news.
Wait until tomorrow's WaPo/NYT above the fold story on this.
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:38:17 AM PST
by
Carling
(It's Danny, Sir)
To: Carling
So what? Do you remember the stupid QaaQaa ammunition depot that was launched by the New York Times in the last week before the 2004 elections? Kerry the Clown and others in the democrat party and their media barked about that story for every hour till Election Day and it got them nothing at all. This story will be no different it is a joke to think that it will have an effect on elections.
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:45:22 AM PST
by
jveritas
(Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
To: Carling
Please let me know if I should panic or not.
FRegards,
La 'Dita
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posted on
10/30/2006 11:48:45 AM PST
by
La Enchiladita
(God bless America, land that I love. NEVER FORGET ... Some Gave All ...)
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