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Gear galore left in Iraq as last troops pull out
The Washington Times ^
| 12/15/11
| Rowan Scarborough
Posted on 12/16/2011 6:43:21 AM PST by Evil Slayer
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To: Evil Slayer
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posted on
12/16/2011 6:48:32 AM PST
by
Past Your Eyes
(Some people are too stupid to be ashamed.)
To: Evil Slayer
Speaking as a former Task force S4, I was thrilled when told to leave behind equipment in Iraq. Made my life easier. Anyone who has gone through those navy customs inspections when you leave country would undoubtedly agree with me.
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posted on
12/16/2011 6:51:29 AM PST
by
strider44
To: Evil Slayer
It will cost more to pack and ship it that the items have in value. More cost effective to abandon the stuff in place.
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posted on
12/16/2011 6:51:40 AM PST
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: Evil Slayer
The Communist Traitor Mole In Chief is thrilled.
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posted on
12/16/2011 6:51:55 AM PST
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: strider44
Not to mention how much lost/stolen/mislaid/ gear will be able to be marked down as left behind, saving years’ worth of investigation.
It used to be that such gear would be “added” to the load of a crashed helo etc. Now it can just be marked “Left in Iraq.”
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posted on
12/16/2011 6:54:32 AM PST
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: Past Your Eyes
paid for by the American taxpayers...half of me says leave it to ‘em and hopefully they’ll appreciate it; the other half wishes we had made everything we left nonfunctioning, irreparable, or totally destroyed (short of B52s doing their thing and dropping BIG bombs on the whole country...)
what a mess from the get-go...
my thoughts and prayers go out to all those Americans & allies who suffered injuries, and especially those who lost family & friends. Our “undeclared wars” are the worst on our national collective soul, I think.
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posted on
12/16/2011 6:56:34 AM PST
by
sassy steel magnolia
(USAF life and Navy wife...God Bless the USA!)
To: Evil Slayer
US to Iraq: “How ‘bout a little something, you know, for the effort?”
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posted on
12/16/2011 6:56:52 AM PST
by
AT7Saluki
(No cejar, no ceder)
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To: Evil Slayer
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posted on
12/16/2011 7:00:28 AM PST
by
bigbob
To: Evil Slayer
Exactly how many people are going to be left there?
To: strider44
while I agree that it would be silly to ship the stuff home... you would think it would of been smart to just drive the stuff a few miles across the border into where they will be based now in Afghanistan.
To: Evil Slayer
Gee, I’d like one of those generators.
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posted on
12/16/2011 7:02:30 AM PST
by
Fido969
To: AT7Saluki
US to Iraq: How bout a little something, you know, for the effort? They did already. They burned the American Flag as we were leaving.
To: Evil Slayer
Same s--t, different decade.
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posted on
12/16/2011 7:06:58 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: TexasFreeper2009
Just did a little googling....Looks like we still have a 20,000 man presence...a large paid security force and some workers. It appears to actually be a paid army totally separate from our volunteer army...
Ever had a garage sale?? Usually not worth the time...
It could go to our base in Kuwait, too.
To: strider44
large, portable concrete walls and barriers Portable??? They make it sound like you can just toss them in the back of your little Toyota PU and move on.
Hahaha.
Generators and black water tanks. Ah, the sights, sounds and smells of Iraq.
To: TexasFreeper2009
Iraq is buying 140 of the front-line M1 Abrams tanks. It also is acquiring as many as three dozen F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters. The United States has given Iraq rifles, pistols and Humvee multipurpose vehicles. I guess if we have to go in there again, we will be going against some of the best military equipment this country has.
To: Evil Slayer
For an Iraqi force moving into once-bustling U.S. bases, the accouterments are just the thing to make the soldiers life a little more comfortable as he takes on the full load of fighting insurgents... I'll throw the BS flag. The new Arab colonel in charge will sell everything off, as personal property, within weeks. The Iraq soldiers will be sleeping on the floors without A/C within a month.
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posted on
12/16/2011 7:12:31 AM PST
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: Evil Slayer
It will all be in terrorists hands within a few years. And we don’t get one drop of oil for the effort.
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posted on
12/16/2011 7:13:29 AM PST
by
Terry Mross
(I'll only vote for a second party)
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