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To: foundedonpurpose

Driving a couple thousand miles of I 80 the last week, there were handfuls of Janet’s MRAPs fresh from the factory, being hauled on flatbed trucks. I wondered where they were going.


7 posted on 08/27/2013 9:10:48 PM PDT by lurk
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To: lurk

should have followed, discreetly.


9 posted on 08/27/2013 9:25:19 PM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: lurk
Driving a couple thousand miles of I 80 the last week, there were handfuls of Janet’s MRAPs fresh from the factory, being hauled on flatbed trucks. I wondered where they were going.

Saw a report on FOX about a week ago showing an Army base out west (maybe in California) where the government is storing some of the equipment that is being returned from the mideast or was manufactured but not needed.

They said there were 35,000 acres full of equipment and showed some shots. At 640 acres to a square, the 35,000 acres is equal to almost 55 square miles.

There are rows and rows of MRAPs, Abrams tanks, trucks, etc. I believe I heard that there are several billion dollars worth of hardware there and not needed.

The part that is heartbreaking is the report that most of the equipment in Afghanistan is being destroyed and abandoned right there because of the huge transportation costs.

And that is only
23 posted on 08/27/2013 11:57:26 PM PDT by Iron Munro ("You bring me the man, I'll find you the crime" - Lavrentiy Beria (and Eric Holder))
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To: lurk

Urban centers to counter holder’s people when the collapse comes.


31 posted on 08/28/2013 4:43:00 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: lurk

MRAP’s? Meals Ready...?


33 posted on 08/28/2013 5:17:38 AM PDT by albie (re)
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To: lurk

What’s a MRAP?


137 posted on 08/29/2013 7:44:42 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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