Ouch, Cost of Afghanistan draw down and waste.

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08-23-2013, 14:51
clublights

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Originally Posted by Ridge

Exactly. Same thing happened after world war two.

http://i.imgur.com/iXODbNM.jpg

that makes me want to cry ... all those p-38's............
08-23-2013, 18:04
Guylee

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Originally Posted by HBARleatherneck

Everything I have read has said they WONT sell mraps to us. They plan on destroying most. Im guessing if they do bring some home, they will only be for the continued militarization of our police forces. They dont want law abiding, freedom loving Americans to have MRAPS. They know what the future holds, Im sure.

MRAPS are crap anyway. It's all about the M-ATV.

That being said, we closed down a FOB back in February and you wouldn't BELIEVE the stuff we just threw away/burned.
08-23-2013, 19:10
Ridge

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Originally Posted by clublights

that makes me want to cry ... all those p-38's............

It's horrible.

P-40s stacked up

German jets on what looks like an aircraft carrier to be ferried somewhere
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3720/trans5.jpg

And the ones that made it back aren't even safe.
http://cdn3.standard.net/sites/defau...ood3-86512.jpg
08-23-2013, 19:23
Rooskibar03

So the military uses taxpayer dollars to buy all this stuff, then turns around a sells the stuff back to the same taxpayer who funded it in the first place?
08-23-2013, 19:38
cofi

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Originally Posted by Ridge

And the ones that made it back aren't even safe.
http://cdn3.standard.net/sites/defau...ood3-86512.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...R2S_gu5I8#t=46

by far the most depressing video youll watch all day
08-23-2013, 20:27
BushMasterBoy

Or we could build starships and change the face of warfare altogether...I mean it would make all other weapons obsolete!
08-23-2013, 21:49
KAPA

Supposedly selling this stuff to civies results in a lot of lawsuits. I remember after the first gulf war a lot of items ended up back home and sold at surplus shops. Humvees particularly were sold and when they fell apart and caused accidents there were lawsuits against the government since they had the things built. I guess they don't want to go down that path anymore. I remember reading that all Humvees are now to be taken apart and their frames cut into quarters so they can never be used.
08-24-2013, 15:52
Ridge

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Originally Posted by BushMasterBoy

Or we could build starships and change the face of warfare altogether...I mean it would make all other weapons obsolete!

You mean these guys?

http://i.imgur.com/hfoovKE.jpg
08-24-2013, 16:21
TheBelly

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Originally Posted by Guylee

That being said, we closed down a FOB back in February and you wouldn't BELIEVE the stuff we just threw away/burned.

I did my brigade's FEP/FERP planning. I know exactly what got burned, shredded, BIP'd, thrown away, turned over to ANSF, and left for the locals.

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