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Millions' worth of gear left in Iraq
Washington comPost ^
| 12/7/2009
| Ernesto LondoƱo
Posted on 12/07/2009 1:33:20 PM PST by markomalley
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To: markomalley
That’s “our” equipment folks. This goes to show you that they could give two sh!ts about the taxpayer.
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posted on
12/07/2009 1:38:18 PM PST
by
randomhero97
("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
To: markomalley
This news is such a crime, because there are a lot of good, deserving Americans who could benefit from these supplies now that our economy appears to be circling the poo hole.
For instance, I could sure use one of them thar fancy generators for when the next hurricane hits.
More importantly, though, are the tons of military supplies like magazines, LBEs, up-armored Humvees, etc that we will be needing for the coming Civil War.
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posted on
12/07/2009 1:39:24 PM PST
by
I Buried My Guns
( B.L.OA.T. : Buy Lots Of Ammo Today)
To: markomalley
Just another move to ‘gut’ the military.
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posted on
12/07/2009 1:39:30 PM PST
by
Outlaw Woman
(If the First Amendment is taken away, we will be forced to move on to the next Amendment)
To: randomhero97
Or it could be the fact the equipment is wore out and it would cost more to move it than its worth.
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posted on
12/07/2009 1:41:30 PM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: I Buried My Guns
“For instance, I could sure use one of them thar fancy generators for when the next hurricane hits.”
Ok, you pay for shipping and I bet they’ll give it to you.
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posted on
12/07/2009 1:42:29 PM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: I Buried My Guns
CONSPIRACY THEORY: Obama actually wants the equipment to be left in the field, so as to make the introduction of martial law and totalitarianism that much easier here in the States.
I just thought that conspiracy up, but it sure fits the template!
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posted on
12/07/2009 1:42:48 PM PST
by
I Buried My Guns
( B.L.OA.T. : Buy Lots Of Ammo Today)
To: driftdiver
Or it could be the fact the equipment is wore out and it would cost more to move it than its worth.Glad to see some common sense. Six months in that sandy $hithole called the Middle East will destroy mechanical equipment.
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posted on
12/07/2009 1:43:55 PM PST
by
Night Hides Not
(If Dick Cheney = Darth Vader, then Joe Biden = Dark Helmet)
To: driftdiver
My alcoholic neighbor claims the local VA gave him 3 generators after the last hurricane because he is a vet.
Little does the VA know that they merely helped him stockpile Chivas, and the generators are most likely far, far away by now.
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posted on
12/07/2009 1:45:25 PM PST
by
I Buried My Guns
( B.L.OA.T. : Buy Lots Of Ammo Today)
To: markomalley; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Larry Lucido; ...
Obama is taking our enemiesâ belief âthat we will give them enough rope to hang usâ to a new high!
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posted on
12/07/2009 1:45:50 PM PST
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: I Buried My Guns
I don’t think the VA is buying generators for vets. At least I never got mine.
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posted on
12/07/2009 1:49:03 PM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: markomalley
Am I the only one here that doesn’t see this as a problem?
Look, if we want the Iraqi Army to be able to stand up to al-Qaeda, Iran, and Syria, then the sooner that we can equip them, the better. If it means giving them old hand-me-downs instead of shipping them back to the US where old equipment probably would have been recycled/sold as surplus anyway, that’s fine with me. In a perfect world, the Iraqi MoD would be paying market value, but considering that they are still in the developing phase, you can’t expect that yet.
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posted on
12/07/2009 1:50:31 PM PST
by
ksm1
To: driftdiver
I used the word "claimed" because crazy Kenny is batsh|t!
He gives staggering, bitter, drunk veterans a bad name.
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posted on
12/07/2009 1:58:56 PM PST
by
I Buried My Guns
( B.L.OA.T. : Buy Lots Of Ammo Today)
To: Bender2
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posted on
12/07/2009 1:59:15 PM PST
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: driftdiver
Or it could be the fact the equipment is wore out and it would cost more to move it than its worth.Shhhh.... your common sense and correct analysis won't be embraced on this thread! People with logistics experience or who have studied history will know that this is not an uncommon situation.
In other news, it's interesting to see that the Compost has returned to sniping at the war in Iraq... I wonder what they're up to.
To: driftdiver
Ok, you pay for shipping and I bet theyll give it to you. Ding Ding Ding!
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posted on
12/07/2009 2:01:51 PM PST
by
TankerKC
(You need to lock it up, Major...)
To: markomalley
The costs associated with returning or transferring such equipment is insanely prohibitive for all but the most expensive items. Packing up and shipping a 5kw generator, preclude any other option than simply buying a new one.
I’ve been on the shipping and receiving end of this equipment and it’s takes manpower, resources and money that would be better spent on new stuff (especially after a harsh duty cycle in the desert).
It got so bad that some equipment was simply “combat lossed” (ie, buried in the desert).
Nothing nearly as heartbreaking as watching the films of Hueys and Chinooks being pushed off carrier decks during the fall of Saigon.
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posted on
12/07/2009 2:05:10 PM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: markomalley
Hey Uncle Sam! I could use a generator or extra vehicle!
To: SJSAMPLE
My thoughts exactly. If IA/IP can make use of it, I say let them.
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posted on
12/07/2009 2:06:38 PM PST
by
ksm1
To: markomalley
There are literally thousands of cargo containers that are suppose to come back. Odd thing is that there 10,000 of thousands sitting idle all over Asia.
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