Remember the tons of bricks of 100 dollar bills? Well, here's a companion piece. For those who know how pathetic the Iraqi army and security forces were at the end of 2005, the last line here causes a smirk.
Pentagon loses track of weapons for Iraqi forces
Mon Aug 6, 2007 12:49AM EDT
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon cannot account for 190,000 AK-47 rifles and pistols given to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005, or about half the weapons earmarked for soldiers and police, according to a government report.
...the Defense Department also cannot account for 135,000 items of body armor and 115,000 helmets reported to be issued to Iraqi forces as of September 22, 2005.
Accountability procedures also could not be fully implemented because of the need to equip Iraqi forces rapidly for combat operations, the GAO found.
Monday, August 06, 2007
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