222,000 weapons "missing"....
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Simpo Two said:
I expect they have more important things to wory about than the exact wheabouts of every rifle. Did anyone mind that not every rifle in WW2 was accounted for?
After WWII all belligerants patted each other on the backs said something along the lines of "bloody good show old chap"
and went home for a nice cup of afternoon tea, so no one cared about the guns as we were all friends now
FACT
But in this war I reckon there is a less than 31% chance of this happening so we need to keep better track of the weapons
randomman said:
Simpo Two said:
I expect they have more important things to wory about than the exact wheabouts of every rifle. Did anyone mind that not every rifle in WW2 was accounted for?
After WWII all belligerants patted each other on the backs said something along the lines of "bloody good show old chap"
and went home for a nice cup of afternoon tea, so no one cared about the guns as we were all friends now
FACT
But in this war I reckon there is a less than 31% chance of this happening so we need to keep better track of the weapons
Guns handed out like candy directly to pro gov people probably means no end user certs. Unless they are intended for the Afghan Gov.
Man has no job because of insurgency (and anti insurgency) gets a gun from the US in the region, sells it for food for his family then returns to get another one which he keeps.
Or if he has Taliban sympathies he sells 'em both and keeps going back for more.
Guns have always been a status symbol in Afghanistan, so there is good market.
They will probably be dumping their old Enfields and Mausers onto the collecter markets
Man has no job because of insurgency (and anti insurgency) gets a gun from the US in the region, sells it for food for his family then returns to get another one which he keeps.
Or if he has Taliban sympathies he sells 'em both and keeps going back for more.
Guns have always been a status symbol in Afghanistan, so there is good market.
They will probably be dumping their old Enfields and Mausers onto the collecter markets
Wacky Racer said:
The story says that they lost track of the weapons not that they totally lost them.Semantics I know but it strikes me as a bit of creative journalism as they could have lost track of them for an hour and then found them again without them moving. This is still not good but the chance of the enemy getting them could still have been close to zero.
Seems to be more of a dig at the lack of robustness of the supply chain and guns are the headline that sells.
Could have been:
"US Supply Chain Management System Falls Short on Materials Tracking"
Would you buy that paper?
AUDIHenry said:
Not the first time, either. A ton of weapons, rockets, and other equipment was left behind after the Soviet-Afghani war and used subsequently against the U.S. in its invasion of the country.
Eh I think you forgetting who armed the Taliban during the Russian move into Afghanistan, I doubt any of those original weapons are still around, either from the CIA or captured arms from Russian troops.
jeff m said:
AUDIHenry said:
Not the first time, either. A ton of weapons, rockets, and other equipment was left behind after the Soviet-Afghani war and used subsequently against the U.S. in its invasion of the country.
Eh I think you forgetting who armed the Taliban during the Russian move into Afghanistan, I doubt any of those original weapons are still around, either from the CIA or captured arms from Russian troops.
Simpo Two said:
I expect they have more important things to wory about than the exact wheabouts of every rifle. Did anyone mind that not every rifle in WW2 was accounted for?
Not sure anyone on this thread read the article. The article didn't say the weapons were lost, just not accounted for. Gassing Station | The Pie & Piston Archive | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff