Last week it was in the news that 200,000 AK-47s belonging to the US have gone missing and are now in the hands of Iraqi militias. Added to this the US has been openly arming Sunni groups and is also arming and training the Shite dominated security forces. This proves that the US is actively encouraging the civil war that is brewing in Iraq by arming rival groups. At the same time however the US is fighting many of these groups and American soldiers are being killed by these groups with American weapons. It appears to me that the Cons want as much mayhem as possible to take place so that they can stay in Iraq and gain contracts for the big arms companies and oil companes. If people cant see the reality of what is hapening in Iraq they have a cheek to make jokes about us Irish people being stupid, they are much worse
2007-08-08 21:57:14 · 11 answers · asked by Sean D 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
6 years ago i would say that is horrible but these days it's typical.
2007-08-08 22:14:48 · answer #1 · answered by T-monster 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ok so you must know something the rest of the US doesnt. Since when did the figure reach 200,000 ak's missing? It was 190,000, and they arent missing, they were having a hard time tracking down the paper trail. But you somehow know more about this than anyone else, stating the opposing militias have the weapons. Cause you were there and saw them take the weapons right? Also those AK's didnt belong to the US, they were purchased by the Iraqi governement for the Iraqi security forces. The US just helped procure the weapons and distribute them since there was no system in place to do so from Iraq. I would like to know how you come to the conclusion that Americans are being killed by militias carrying US weapons? They arent. You are talking out of your as* on this, you are only going off of facts that the media has supplied you, which are wrong because the media is a bunch of liars and only tell half the story. The groups of soldiers are being killed by IED's that are supplied by Iran. Lets not forget the numerous weapons caches that are all over that country. Do you think that we gave them all their guns to fight us with? Do you think that they were weaponless before the US showed up? Not hardly. They have had weapons way longer than we have been there. You need to really get some facts straight on this, because what you are saying has a lot of inconsistancies in it. Much like the news. But thats not your fault, you are only relaying the information that was given to you. But what is your fault is that you believe everything you read.
2007-08-09 05:19:51 · answer #2 · answered by woodchipper890 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it just might have something to do with the military preferring to say "we lost them" instead of saying "we gave weapons to people we trust so that they can defend themselves - regardless of any dumb rules the politicians in Congress can establish"
just think- you say "the US is actively encouraging the civil war that is brewing in Iraq by arming rival groups" but somehow you do not question where the other side gets their weapons...?
And BTW- it's not a civil war. It's a foreign intervention- by Syria and Iran
2007-08-09 05:19:48 · answer #3 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one ever makes jokes about Irish people being stupid...where did you here that? People say the the Irish are drunks,and from reading your question you have not helped to break down the stereotype any.
2007-08-09 05:33:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a civil war? Hilarious...
Desperate rightard losers will say anything.
Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!
2007-08-09 17:25:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
American soldiers are being killed by these groups with American weapons. ummm, an AK-47 is not an American weapon....
2007-08-09 05:20:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
b/c, the enemy of our enemy is our friend, corny i know. We supply the insurgents with weapons b/c they don't like Al Queda. So if we arm the insurgents they will fight the Al Queda (their enemy as well).
2007-08-09 05:10:40 · answer #7 · answered by Why Bother 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whats a neo-con ?
2007-08-09 12:02:00 · answer #8 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The enemy of my enemy is my friend...is that why Dems feel that failure in Iraq is good for them politically?
2007-08-09 05:09:12 · answer #9 · answered by paradigm_thinker 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Always question news sources.
2007-08-09 05:06:06 · answer #10 · answered by kitty fresh & hissin' crew 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋