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2010-08-26 Home Front: Politix

Allegations US Soldiers In Afghanistan Being Shorted Basic Supplies

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-08-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 But she said she received a report that a U.S. soldier bought a $15 knife "and slept with their hand on the handle in the waist of their pants because it was all they had for the moment to protect themselves."

Somehow, I don't think so.

Posted by gorb 2010-08-26 00:44|| 2010-08-26 00:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep, I'm calling bullshit on this. The 'stan is at the end of a very long and precarious supply line, so temporary shortages can develop in certain areas.
But if soldiers were really going without ammo for weeks at a time, the howling from Congress and the chain of command would shake down the Hindu Kush.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2010-08-26 00:48|| 2010-08-26 00:48|| Front Page Top

#3 VERSUS

RENSE > seems the ROYAL NAVY may have to "borrow" Fighter planes, etc. from the US iff it wants to continue navair ops???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-08-26 03:15|| 2010-08-26 03:15|| Front Page Top

#4 But she said she received a report that a U.S. soldier bought a $15 knife "and slept with their hand on the handle in the waist of their pants because it was all they had for the moment to protect themselves."

Why a a 15$ knife instead of a 10$ AK47? I think it is BS.

Posted by JFM 2010-08-26 03:33|| 2010-08-26 03:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe some truth. Logistics were choked during the floods. We have had low/no fuel days in deployments before. The external areas sometimes go for weeks with no support. This has been ongoing for a long time as logistic convoys have been burned and raided. Now it seems to be just a point that the floods in Pakistan made it very difficult to get the basics in. It has always been VERY tight.

The new route should help - Here...

Posted by newc 2010-08-26 04:12|| 2010-08-26 04:12|| Front Page Top

#6 ohh, might I mention... there is always the newby that you don't want to give a weapon to yet or ever, and also they are not going to leave base without one. Who knows. Seen many reasons for this myself.

Posted by newc 2010-08-26 04:22|| 2010-08-26 04:22|| Front Page Top

#7 First Sergeants business I'd say.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-08-26 05:52|| 2010-08-26 05:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Unless you start seeing this sort of report from widespread sources, including milbloggers who get the info from buddies in theater, I also think it's BS.

If this was actually happening we'd hear about it damn quick in alot of ways.

Posted by Silentbrick 2010-08-26 06:35|| 2010-08-26 06:35|| Front Page Top

#9 It's WorldNetDaily.

Twice the sensationalism. Double the RDA of purple prose. And only half the journalism of even Newsweek.

Weekly World News without Batboy.

Posted by Pappy 2010-08-26 07:40|| 2010-08-26 07:40|| Front Page Top

#10 Weekly World News without Batboy.

I hereby nominate this for Snark of the Day. Well done, Pappy!

Posted by RIcky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2010-08-26 09:16|| 2010-08-26 09:16|| Front Page Top

#11 I agree that it is likely caused by Pakistan flooding, with essential supplies taken from the rear areas and being sent to the active combat ops until the logistics train can be reestablished.

However, the flip side is that the reason mail packages are getting through is because it is flown in, and has long been a very high priority for morale reasons.

I've no idea what the APO and likely FPO air route is to Afghanistan, but its "last airport" probably isn't even in Pakistan.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-08-26 09:59|| 2010-08-26 09:59|| Front Page Top

#12 World Net Daily is _worse_ than Weekly World News. It's designed to suck in those who have some gut feeling that something's wrong with our society, and channel their energy into something that isn't really threatening to the ruling class.

Oh, and as Pappy said, with WWN at least you got Batboy updates.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-08-26 10:43|| 2010-08-26 10:43|| Front Page Top

#13 Don't worry R-Burgers, we're doing fine over here. Just the occasional rocket/mortar/splodey-dope attack to put up with. It's starting to cool off a bit here, temp's have only been in the lower to mid 120's. Can't wait for the tobacco embargo to end at the post offices there, ya just can't beat good old Stateside Copenhagen. I guess folks can ship it now if you use signature service, like I'll get a post man to show up to my hooch to make me sign for a few cans of snoose.

Best, Bodyguard

Posted by Bodyguard 2010-08-26 12:16|| 2010-08-26 12:16|| Front Page Top

#14 Bodyguard: Way back in the old army, hrumph, when we got care packages of Cope, it was pretty obvious that the AAFES in Yurp was getting course-cut ends and pieces, full of stems and seeds. A stateside roll was quality cut, much finer cut, and twice as strong.

But you had to be very hard up to ever try the Swedish version, which was the lutefisk of tobacco.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-08-26 13:19|| 2010-08-26 13:19|| Front Page Top

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