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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:02 AM Original message |
Plan to Sell Iraqis M-16s Triggers New Controversy |
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GregW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. Only one reason to migrate to the M16... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Funny you say that... |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. There's this from the late Col. David Hackworth |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Dang, that is something else. nt |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. The early M16 had many problems |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. It's called Cosmoline |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Maybe that's how we plan to end civil war. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Profit is the only reason! |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. G36, HK416, FAMAS, FNC, SIG55x |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
2. Then we can blame any "friendly fire" and "accidents" on the Iraqis! Bush is a brilliant strategist! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. William Park, a retired Harvard Prof, who is a Middle East expert |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's an interesting way to sabotage Iraq's armed forces, to be sure... |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. The M16 is quite capable |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. Another FUBAR |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. if i had a choice this is it |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. That's a squad auto, though... |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. even one of the designers of the M-16 |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Not to mention, aren't those things rather heavy? Not good for mobility. |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. 7.62 NATO is better suited for light machine guns and sniper rifles. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I guess I just have a tendancy to lean towards one-shot stopping power over auto burst fire. NT |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I'd prefer both in a single package if it were available. |
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Progressive Friend (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
19. The sectarian militias that make up the "Iraqi army" already have a better weapon: the AK-47 |
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