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2005-11-11 Iraq

U.S. to leave military equipment to Iraq when it withdraws

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Posted by Steve White 2005-11-11 00:32|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ratz, I was hoping some of this stuff would end up at Bill Jacksons in St. Pete. No I can't find a homepage for them. :<

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-11 08:07|| 2005-11-11 08:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Most of this stuff is going to be pretty beat up.

Dad said he was astounded at the vehicles and equipment left behind after the African Campaign. Row after row of bulldozers, trucks, etc.

What this does is allow the reserves and guard to replace equipment that is a decade old with all new stuff. Revamping the TOE without having to explain the costs.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2005-11-11 09:01|| http://blog.simmins.org]">[http://blog.simmins.org] 2005-11-11 09:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Some of that stuff is expensive to maintain and they do have to be maintained. That is why Soviet/Russian equipment was popular. Cheap and basic. Now if we plan to keep Military Assistance Groups [MAGs] in country, I suspect some level of maintenance will be attained. However, just as Congress has a long history of cutting funding to maintenance to save pennies, the ME countries history of corruption makes such efforts iffy for their ability to keep the equipment operational.

Posted by Cheng Theating1514 2005-11-11 09:03|| 2005-11-11 09:03|| Front Page Top

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