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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:24 PM Original message |
Soldiers 'given 5 bullets for Iraq war' |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. sigh...and civil war is about to break out |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. he's in my prayers for you |
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MsDemeander (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. Mari333 or kin are in the British military? |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 06:10 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Our illustrious NeoCon Junta has shorted soldiers in Iraq on... |
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MsDemeander (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 06:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Sure but this story is about the British Military shorting ammo |
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Columbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 06:20 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. I'd agree with you on body armor and humvees |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. What is this? |
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demsrule4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Our soldiers? |
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willat (54 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. It's misleading |
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Streetdoc270 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. Heard a NPR report on this last week |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. One would hope that the military uses NATO standard rounds |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I Believe The M-16 Chambers .223 -NT- |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. The US uses 5.56 mm |
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demsrule4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Nato standard rifle ammo is 5.56 mm |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. When did it change? |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. It's The Same As .223cal. The Stopping Power... |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
38. Tumbling bullet is a myth |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 06:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. Thanks For The Correction. -NT- |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. It changed when they started using the M-16 |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. Its intentions are to create battlefield casualties over instant kills |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. 5.56x45/.223 Rem was adopted with the M16 in Vietnam |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. What happened? Did we outsource all the rest |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. I guess that |
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GregW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm sorry - I flat out do not believe this |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. It's not Ammo that is in short supply |
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Streetdoc270 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. link |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Apparently you are right |
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MsDemeander (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. Wow! Rumsfeld now runs the British military? |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. 'Scuse me, but aren't they talking about British soldiers? |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Exactly - this is British Military |
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Monkey see Monkey Do (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Yeah - here's the Channel 4 story: |
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renegade000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. yeah |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. On average US soldiers are spending ~$2K of their own money |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
19. Yikes!!!!!! sounds like "Enemy at the Gates" |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
21. Shades of the 1930's! |
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MsDemeander (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
37. What does that have to do with the British military shorting their troops? |
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Supormom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
25. Also reported on MSNBC |
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chromotone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
26. Yeah, well, Barney Fife only had ONE bullet... |
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Mozam (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
27. Total Hogwash |
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Columbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
29. Hmm.. |
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Mozam (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. MREs |
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Columbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:46 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. No kidding |
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MsDemeander (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
39. How honest of you to not explain it was the British military |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 06:13 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Read my post #41... |
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MsDemeander (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 06:19 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. You are. |
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maxrandb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 06:50 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. No-one is hijacking this thread |
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leanings (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
43. I knew platoon leaders |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
45. Did they have "Kill for Bush/Blair oil" printed on them? |
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Moderator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-24-04 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
52. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to lock this thread |
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