GOP - THE PARTY OF NATIONAL SECURITY?

Not so much, really.

On top of botching weapons procurement for Iraq, we've done the same damn thing in Afghanistan. (h/t The Washington Independent)

Supplier Under Scrutiny on Arms for Afghans
By C. J. CHIVERS
Published: March 27, 2008
NY Times

...the Afghan government has been dependent on American logistics and military support in the war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban.

But to arm the Afghan forces that it hopes will lead this fight, the American military has relied since early last year on a fledgling company led by a 22-year-old man whose vice president was a licensed masseur.
With the award last January of a federal contract worth as much as nearly $300 million, the company, AEY Inc., which operates out of an unmarked office in Miami Beach, became the main supplier of munitions to Afghanistan’s army and police forces.

Since then, the company has provided ammunition that is more than 40 years old and in decomposing packaging,

UPDATE:

The Times follows this up with another amazing disclosure:

AEY’s Afghan contract did not set an age limit for any munitions or require it to be tested. This meant that despite providing millions of cartridges more than 40 years old, Mr. Diveroli’s company was in compliance with the contract, Army contracting officials have said.