To all who vote democrat:I hope they offer courses in Arabic at your local community college,you will need it if we cut and run.
2006-10-30 01:30:09
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answered by STIFLE IT LIBS 2 3
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Did we surrender in Nam?
By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer Sun Oct 29, 6:28 PM ET
WASHINGTON - Nearly one of every 25 weapons the military bought for Iraqi security forces is missing, a government audit said Sunday. Many others cannot be repaired because parts or technical manuals are lacking.
A second report found "significant challenges remain that put at risk" the U.S. military's goal of strengthening Iraqi security forces by transferring all logistics operations to the defense ministry by the end of 2007.
The Pentagon cannot account for 14,030 weapons — almost 4 percent of the semiautomatic pistols, assault rifles, machine guns, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and other weapons it began supplying to Iraq since the end of 2003, according to a report from the office of the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction.
The missing weapons will not be tracked easily: The Defense Department registered the serial numbers of only about 10,000 of the 370,251 weapons it provided — less than 3 percent.
The Pentagon spent $133 million on the weapons, and "the capacity of the Iraqi government to provide national security and public order is partly contingent on arming the Iraqi security forces, under the ministries of defense and interior," the report notes. Military officials insisted the weapons either had to be new or never issued to a previous soldier.
By December, the U.S. military had planned to put those weapons in the hands of 325,500 personnel.
Missing from the Defense Department's inventory books were 13,180 semiautomatic pistols, 751 assault rifles and 99 machine guns, according to an audit requested by Sen. John Warner..
2006-10-30 01:27:10
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answered by jl_jack09 6
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Yes, as you surrender your allegiance to the Republicans who have not served you, or this country, well.
Especially since Bush is now saying he never said that he would stay the course in Iraq
2006-10-30 01:25:27
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answered by Anonymous
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I think the only hope America has is to pull Bill Clinton into the mix to help middle-class Americans - altho I only voted for him one time he has a brilliant mind!
2006-10-30 01:26:18
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answered by Anonymous
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If by surrender you mean finally succuming to the pains of reality, then yes.
2006-10-30 01:25:32
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answered by SatanicYoda 3
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Surrender to what, to whom?
2006-10-30 03:47:23
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answered by Mysterio 6
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No
it's a reality check
2006-10-30 01:23:28
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answered by BigD 6
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It is a vote for "bomb me - I'll just try to reason with you"
2006-10-30 01:28:20
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answered by STUD MAGNET HEIDI 1
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No, you have the freedom to choose. That's what our soldiers are fighting for.
2006-10-30 01:25:14
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answered by ginger13 4
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Surrender .......to whom?
2006-10-30 01:24:47
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answered by Electric 7
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