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Gear galore left in Iraq as last troops pull out
U.S. command says it’s not worth hauling back

The U.S. military is keeping its frontline weapons systems. Tanks, armored fighting vehicles, spy and strike drones, jet fighters and artillery pieces are going to the United States or to U.S. bases in Europe or Afghanistan.

“Starting with the question of what we need: Obviously, if this is a current piece of military gear — something like vehicles, tanks, artillery pieces, weapons, etc. — that all goes back with our forces,” Gen. Buchanan said.

Iraq is buying some of these sophisticated weapons through the Foreign Military Sales program that arms other allies, such as Israel and Egypt.

Iraq is buying 140 of the front-line M1 Abrams tanks. It also is acquiring as many as three dozen F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters.

The United States has given Iraq rifles, pistols and Humvee multipurpose vehicles..........................>>>>........................>>>>..................http://www.washingtontimes.com.....ops-pull-out/?page=2

OMG!!!......It's like when the Union College students leave for the summer and leave all their stuff behind....it's cheaper than transporting it back from whence they came----BECAUSE THEY CAN.....