Reply #207: Could you elaborate?

[benEzra]

No Wonder We Aren't Winning the War - Hope this Comes Up in Next Debate

190,000 AK-47 assault rifles and pistols are MISSING

Can't wait to see them illegally end up back in our country as they always do.

Definitely a screwup...

I have to ask, though--have a significant number of Middle Eastern automatic weapons and pistols been smuggled into this country? I know there have a handful of incidents in which returning soldiers would try to smuggle some illegal trophys in, but I wasn't aware of anything widespread. (You'd have to be pretty motivated to try, because mere possession of a post-'86 AK-47 in this country is an automatic 10-year felony, even with a Form 4, on top of any penalties for smuggling.)

I'd be more worried about smuggling from Central America via Mexico, I think, following the cocaine trade. Mexico has had some high-profile drug shootouts involving automatic weapons and RPG's recently, presumably from Central America.

Stiil, I'm not sure I grok the link between the Iraq story and the OP about Jared Townsend and the YouTube debate. Could you elaborate?