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| Iraq requests 1000 military Humvees from U.S. |
| 2014-12-24 |
| [IraqiNews.com] US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced that it received a request from Iraq to send a thousand military armored Humvees. The ministry's Military Cooperation Department said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, "Iraq has submitted an application to the United States to get thousand military armored vehicles, model M1151A1 HMMWV," noting that, "US State Department approved deal valued at $579 million." The department stated, "The deal also includes a thousand M2 machine guns, and a thousand MK grenade launcher", pointing out that, "AM General company will implement the deal once it's signed." Noteworthy, in the end of October 2014, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense submitted a request to the United States for 46 thousand Abrams tank shells at a total value of $600 million. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #8 Didn't we just see a number of functional vehicles turned to debris? The early Humvees were designed as thin-skins; slightly armored low-conflict vehicles. Many of them developed cracks and fractures in various components and the body when armor kits were applied. At a certain point repairs and mods don't cut it any more. Sorry, we already gave them out to police forces. They got the old schtuff, for better or worse. Do they make payments on these deals? Are they charged interest if they do? Don't know. Probably a mix of mil-aid and IOUs, possibly a third party paying part of the bill. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-12-24 17:33 |
| #7 Why bother when nobody in the Iraqi Army's gonna fight? |
| Posted by: Raj 2014-12-24 11:11 |
| #6 Hey. If we are going to arm ISJV we don't need some middle-man. Other than the Turks. Right McCain? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-12-24 10:36 |
| #5 Just have the Iraqi Treasury print up another gazillion dinars, works for the US Treasury. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-12-24 10:13 |
| #4 Do they make payments on these deals? Are they charged interest if they do? Or are the numbers just there to make us think they pay for them? |
| Posted by: chris 2014-12-24 10:09 |
| #3 And a pony too. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-12-24 08:40 |
| #2 Sorry, we already gave them out to police forces. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-12-24 07:24 |
| #1 Didn't we just see a number of functional vehicles turned to debris? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-12-24 02:01 |