Hundreds Of Thousands Of US Weapons Unaccounted For In Iraq…

A report commissioned by Senator John Warner (R-VA), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, found that the US has failed to track hundreds of thousands of weapons intended for Iraqi security forces. The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction’s office could not locate thousands of 9-millimeter pistols and hundreds of assault rifles, among other weapons.

Because the inspector general’s office is only responsible for weapons paid for directly by the American public, it is possible that more weapons are missing. The report offered no information as to the likely locations of the missing weapons, but The New York Times noted that the arms black-market in Baghdad is thriving.

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