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2005-01-16 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-01-16 11:14:23 AM|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 and it would not be untoward to expect that many of these uparmored M113s will find their way into service with the Iraqi Police, the Iraqi National Guard, and the Iraqi Army. Better than being sold for scrap at home.

Posted by RWV 2005-01-16 12:33:34 PM|| 2005-01-16 12:33:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Absolutely true, RWV. They need the tools to do the job, just as we have... Of course, Ahmed can have the keys to the Hummer only after his grades stay high for more than one or two reporting cycles, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-01-16 12:48:50 PM|| 2005-01-16 12:48:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I said awhile back the M-113's should be revamped,upgraded and given to the Iraqi police/military.It is about damn time somebody did something about that rectal inversion.

Posted by raptor 2005-01-16 1:35:58 PM|| 2005-01-16 1:35:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 You know, this raises a very interesting prospect. The Pentagon keeps huge storehouses of material, I mean really vast warehouses, much of which is not needed and is just a subsidy scam for the producers. Things like the mohair produced on Sam Donaldson's profitable mohair ranch in Texas. It has no conceivable military use. However, if we were to empty these warehouses of this stuff and ship it to Afghanistan and Iraq, it would turn useless junk into valuable commodities. It would also free up a lot of space that, by law, would have to be filled with crap like mohair. So the subsidies would continue, just the crap wouldn't be thrown out, it would be recycled.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-01-16 3:15:09 PM|| 2005-01-16 3:15:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Mohair to the Afghans? Hummmmm.... Hell, why not.

Posted by Shipman 2005-01-16 4:55:38 PM|| 2005-01-16 4:55:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Remember back to early 2002 -- the media crowing how horribly cold the Afghan winters get? Mohair might well be akin to frankincense and myrrh to the locals.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-01-16 6:35:11 PM|| 2005-01-16 6:35:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The 113's will do well there - they aren't really of much use to the US military in terms of fitting in with current doctrine and tactics, as well as the logistics stream. Putting these in use over there and equipping that Iraqi army wiht them and (each police station with 2 as well) would get rid of these out of inventory when we are done, give the Iraqis a servicable vehicle, and cut down on the effectiveness of the terrorist elements there.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-01-16 10:10:38 PM|| 2005-01-16 10:10:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The 113's will do well there - they aren't really of much use to the US military in terms of fitting in with current doctrine and tactics, as well as the logistics stream. Putting these in use over there and equipping that Iraqi army wiht them and (each police station with 2 as well) would get rid of these out of inventory when we are done, give the Iraqis a servicable vehicle, and cut down on the effectiveness of the terrorist elements there.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-01-16 10:10:38 PM|| 2005-01-16 10:10:38 PM|| Front Page Top

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Posted by OldSpook 2005-01-16 10:10:38 PM|| 2005-01-16 10:10:38 PM|| Front Page Top

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