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| Iraq |
| It Worked for the Romans |
| 2007-09-24 |
| Posted by:Ebbinert Glemp5163 |
| #4 Cal em CONEX. And they suck. But they do beat staying a a tent, and you can sand bag 'em to be good against most shrapnel. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2007-09-24 17:37 |
| #3 And make sure the spares are filled with old rubble that we cleared out of cities too. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-09-24 16:34 |
| #2 So that's what we're doing with all the empty cargo containers China's been sending one-way-only for years. Heck, we can always pull a "Sergeant Riggs" and drop any extras on the unfriendlies. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-24 16:01 |
| #1 A key to the success of the current surge offensive in Iraq is the ability of U.S. troops to quickly (within a day) set up a well defended base, anywhere in Iraq. This is done using cargo containers and portable blast proof walls. The standard 20 and 40 foot containers are regularly retained, after they arrive at a combat zone and used for work and living areas. So that's what we're doing with all the empty cargo containers China's been sending one-way-only for years. The rest of the article is interesting, too. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-09-24 15:39 |