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2014-12-24 Iraq

Iraq requests 1000 military Humvees from U.S.

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-12-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iraq

#1 Didn't we just see a number of functional vehicles turned to debris?

Posted by Skidmark 2014-12-24 02:01|| 2014-12-24 02:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Sorry, we already gave them out to police forces.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-12-24 07:24|| 2014-12-24 07:24|| Front Page Top

#3 And a pony too.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-12-24 08:40|| 2014-12-24 08:40|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2014-12-24 10:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Just have the Iraqi Treasury print up another gazillion dinars, works for the US Treasury.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-12-24 10:13|| 2014-12-24 10:13|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2014-12-24 10:36|| Front Page Top

#7 Why bother when nobody in the Iraqi Army's gonna fight?

Posted by Raj 2014-12-24 11:11|| 2014-12-24 11:11|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2014-12-24 17:33|| Front Page Top

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