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2008-06-12 Iraq

U.S. Enlists And Arms Patrols in Sadr City

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-06-12 10:41|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 There is something about this that I don't understand. Why are we giving these people AK-47's? If any of these folks decide to return to the Dark Side, we have conveniently equipped them with weapons and ammo that they van then use against us. Why not give them weapons and ammo that do not operate with the old stuff that is still laying around. Control their supply of weapons and if some of that stuff gets used against us, then it it should be easier to trace. It just seems common sense, that if you have just beaten someone to a pulp, it doesn't seem smart to hand the guy a gun and turn around and walk away.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-06-12 19:15|| 2008-06-12 19:15|| Front Page Top

#2 I read the article and nowhere does it state that the AKs are formally issued by the American troops. Every adult in Iraq basically has the right to and possesses an AK-47 for self-defense; what is most likely the case, is that the Neighborhood Guards bring their AKs with them, have them registered by the US forces, and then get some ammo and pay after 2 weeks on the job.

Remember, this is MSM reporting - the same people who CANNOT tell the difference between a tank and an ambulance APC. Or tell the difference between a self-loading rifle and a true assault rifle.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2008-06-12 21:24|| 2008-06-12 21:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Okay, correction : the article states that the US provided 48 AKs from captured caches, only because the 65 NGs have 5 total AKs among them. But the article still makes clear that the Iraqis were expected to have provided all their own AKs. Still, this is standard counter-insurgency warfare tactics that the US has been using since before there was a US. There is a certain element of risk to it but more in line with creating some local gangsters than with building up an insurgency. Remember, the US does a full biometric on these guys including fingerprints and DNA so that they can be tracked if they go off on their own.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2008-06-12 21:30|| 2008-06-12 21:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Or tell the difference between a self-loading rifle and a true assault rifle.

msm: "Assault Rifles are the Scary Ones, right?"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-06-12 22:40|| 2008-06-12 22:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah. And they're banned. Right?

Posted by ed 2008-06-12 23:01|| 2008-06-12 23:01|| Front Page Top

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