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| U.S. Stockpiling Fighting Vehicles Near Iraq Ahead of Anti-ISIS Offensive |
| 2015-08-16 |
| [US News & World Report] Since June, the U.S. military has been slowly stockpiling massive amounts of its gear coming out of Afghanistan at a depot in Kuwait adjacent to a bustling commercial port, in preparation for ultimately shipping it across the border into Iraq for an allied offensive against the Islamic State group. The facility's warehouses and large asphalt yards now are home to roughly 3,100 vehicles, most of them MRAPs -- the mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles that have been ubiquitous in America's prolonged wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. There is also some electronic equipment and other supplies at the depot, located at Kuwait's Shuaiba port, defense officials say. The gear, primarily from the Army, will be fixed up and held as top U.S. planners in Iraq determine what they'll need to defeat the Islamic State group in the coming months, says Air Force Maj. Gen. Rowayne "Wayne" Schatz, the director of operations and plans for U.S. Transportation Command. "From June to December, we've worked a lot on moving items into Kuwait," he says. "The Army is holding the gear there, and it has room to hold it, as the mission fleshes out." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 When "channel stuffing" goes bad. |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2015-08-16 13:16 |
| #9 Why not call up the Kurds and give them some? They'll even come get them. Guaranteed to put them to good use. Problem is it would upset the So they go to the "Iraqi" Army (AKA Shia rabble), so as soon as its in place it will be abandoned. Bottom line: ISIS appreciates the resupply. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-08-16 13:14 |
| #8 "MRAPs -- the mine-resistant, ambush-protected |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-08-16 12:40 |
| #7 To be fair, the last ones they captured are worn out now. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-08-16 09:37 |
| #6 Obama must have gotten the memo that ISIS is running short of vehicles, so he put them in a place where they can pick them up more conveniently. |
| Posted by: Whuter White6465 2015-08-16 09:13 |
| #5 Well, ISIS got the last bunch, so it's only fair. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-08-16 08:38 |
| #4 All that is left to do is put on the Iranian license plates. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2015-08-16 08:23 |
| #3 Alot of money headed to iraqs half ass army looks like. |
| Posted by: chris 2015-08-16 08:13 |
| #2 Do these vehicles drive themselves or do they require "boots on the ground"? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-08-16 08:02 |
| #1 Remember what happened last time? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-08-16 04:29 |