$100 Million, Damage Americans Caused to Airport of Baghdad

[LauraK]

Officials of the airport say that plundering of airport equipment continues even now
Damage caused by the American troops to the international airport of Baghdad makes up several millions of dollars; buildings and airplanes of the airport were plundered. According to Time, servicemen of the 3rd infantry division started plundering and looting as soon as they seized the airport in April.

American officials, staffers of the Iraqi Airways company and workers of the airport say that American servicemen plundered a duty-free store; they fired the building of the airport without any visible reason and seriously damaged five Boeings.

Within the first weeks after the airport takeover American servicemen were stationed in the main terminal of the airport where they stole alcohol drinks, perfumery, cigarettes and expensive watches from the duty-free store. What is more, they broke the glasses of the terminal and practically all the doors.

Airplanes suffered the greatest damage. A special check-up held by US officials in May revealed that only 5 airplanes of Iraqi Airways out of the total number of 10 remaining at the airport were in good repair. In search for comfortable arm chairs and souvenirs American servicemen tore out airplane equipment and broke the seats. Soldiers damaged airplane devices and stole glasses.
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[Barney Gumble]

1. Great scam, we get to pay to rebuild it.

It can't get reconstructed untili it gets destructed.
US Army and Haliburton: Partners.

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[izzie]

2. Not the best army in the world?

Are they telling us looting is done by Christians and free people? I can not believe it.

[ward919]

3. Don't forget to add the costs of repairing stuff from Desert Storm

Eventhough we claim that Saddam destroyed his own country (on it's face a ridiculous lie)the truth is that the damage done to Iraq by Desert Storm and 12 years of relentless US bombing is still being repaired. Before Desert storm, Iraq was one of the most beautiful and well-kept nations on earth. (Kinda think that in itsself made the RW envious.) We were hell-bound to destroy this beautiful nation...like Israel was about Lebanon.

[mainer]

4. The same story in TIME Magazine:

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030714/wairport.html

The airplanes suffered the greatest damage. Of the 10 Iraqi Airways jets on the tarmac when the airport fell, a U.S. inspection in early May found that five were serviceable: three 727s, a 747 and a 737. Over the next few weeks, U.S. soldiers looking for comfortable seats and souvenirs ripped out many of the planes' fittings, slashed seats, damaged cockpit equipment and popped out every windshield. "It's unlikely any of the planes will fly again," says Welsh, a reservist who works for the aviation firm Pratt & Whitney as a quality-control liaison officer to Boeing.

U.S. estimates of the cost of the damage and theft begin at a few million dollars and go as high as $100 million. Airport workers say even now air conditioners and other equipment are regularly stolen. "Soldiers do this stuff all the time, everywhere. It's warfare," says a U.S. military official. "But the conflict was over when this was done. These are just bored soldiers." Says Welsh: "If we're here to rebuild the country, then anything we break we have to fix. We need to train these guys to go from shoot-it-up to securing infrastructure. Otherwise we're just making more work for ourselves. And we have to pay for it."

[saigon68]

5. Outstanding Military Discipline and Leadership !!!!

A little bored are we today Troops??
Lets go and commit
Vandalism
Theft
Looting
Larceny etc etc.

"For the next two weeks, airport workers say, soldiers sleeping in the airport's main terminal helped themselves to items in the duty-free shop, including alcohol, cassettes, perfume, cigarettes and expensive watches"

"Soldiers do this stuff all the time, everywhere. It's warfare," says a U.S. military official."

Nice control of your people Franks (The Head Oil Looter in charge)