First we sent our men and women into combat without armoring the vehicles in which they patrolled.
Now tests reveal that the M4 carbine, standard issued to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, failed in dust tests conducted at the military testing facility in Aberdeen, Maryland.
The Army, of course, defends the use of the M4. But the facts speak for themselves.
Whether one supports or opposes the war in Iraq, we should all be in agreement that we want to properly equip our troops so they arrive home safely. The M4, apparently, does little to guarantee their safe return.
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This is why the AK47 is the weapon of choice for most of the bloodletting world. It can still operate with a tablespoon full of sand dumped into the chamber.
When you watch the news clips you can see that alot of soldiers are carrying AK's, or maybe they are those nice blackwater contractors, who knows.
Also there is tons and tons of those 7.62x39 rounds stored all over the place. Think of the money our troops can save the taxpayer by using them in captured and more reliable AK's!
Now your comment might lead one to think we were talking about Vietnam.
No, nothing has changed in our country about the corporate stanglehold on procurement of weapons contracts that fly in the face on reality.
Didn't we have this news over thirty years ago about the forunner of the M4; the M-16?
Now if they just spent the few dollars Sec. McNamara didn't want to spend on a better operating system?
Then again maybe we should buy them all AK's at cut rates from all the third world country's? They are still all working thirty years later!
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