250,000 tons of munitions remain unaccounted for in Iraq

[DemsUnited]

VIENNA, Austria - From the deserts of the south and west to the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) is awash in weapons sites — some large, others small; some guarded, others not. Even after the U.S. military secured some 400,000 tons of munitions, as many as 250,000 tons remain unaccounted for.
Attention has focused on the al-Qaqaa site south of Baghdad, where 377 tons of explosives are believed to have gone missing — becoming a heated issue in the final days of the U.S. presidential campaign.

But with the names of other sites popping up everywhere — al-Mahaweel, Baqouba, Ukhaider, Qaim — experts say the al-Qaqaa stash is only a tiny fraction of what's buried in the sands of Iraq.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=5&u=/ap/20041031/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_awash_in_weapons

[prof_science]

1. Yabbut...

..the Packers won.

(sorry)

[newyawker99]

8. Hi prof_science!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Chomskyite]

2. Not good

I dont like finding this stuff out. I don't care whether it helps Kerry or not that this comes out now. This is horrible for our soldiers, for the civilians, for the planet.

I can barely fathom this. What the hell are we going to do!?!

[acmavm]

3. Well get rid of the stupid bastards who are responsible for starters.

After that, our new President will have to come up with a plan which will include the international community.

[displacedtexan]

6. I know. I don't want it to arrive on an uninspected tanker...

in Baltimore Harbor (10 blocks from where I'm sitting).

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. No wonder Iran and Syria

don't need to supply the insurgency. Bush & Co already made sure they have all they need.

[mourningdove92]

5. But, But, uhhh, didn't you know that is only 1/1000th of 1 percent

of what they have destroyed?????

Just warming ya'll up for the r/w spin on this.

Like our man said, Bad Planning. Not enough troops to do the job.

[peacetalksforall]

7. I believe we stole them for the war on Iran and Syria.

If they win or steal the WH, they will ask for funds for weapons and pocket it (use the stolen ones).