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Whats up w all the HUMVs showing up on TV in Iraq/Seria
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<blockquote data-quote="OhIIICobra" data-source="post: 14719105" data-attributes="member: 33388"><p>Firstly I didn’t bring up the M1 Abrams issue, but it is indeed fact several were gifted and several were sold to the Iraqi government. </p><p>You inquired why stuff was left over there and I explained...you called BS. It is purely a budget issue like I said and showed in the links. When you are allotted $6B to get out of town, you prioritize and take the best bang for the buck from a logistics standpoint. Heavy armored vehicles aren’t always the best choice when you are loading up a C-17 at $15,000 per ton in costs to taxpayers. Driving convoys to a port isn't always feasible either. This is why our government sells items that are impractical to ship to the host nation to recoup whatever they can, even in the form of scrap metal. </p><p></p><p>Inflation, shipping and fuels costs are/were astronomically higher than they were at the beginning of OIF/OEF and $6B only gets a small percentage of your best gear back. The Soviets went through the same shit and you can see how it devastated them economically. </p><p></p><p>I’ve been part of BRAC’s and experienced bare base and other logistics planning for OIF/OEF support in addition to a few other operations before those.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OhIIICobra, post: 14719105, member: 33388"] Firstly I didn’t bring up the M1 Abrams issue, but it is indeed fact several were gifted and several were sold to the Iraqi government. You inquired why stuff was left over there and I explained...you called BS. It is purely a budget issue like I said and showed in the links. When you are allotted $6B to get out of town, you prioritize and take the best bang for the buck from a logistics standpoint. Heavy armored vehicles aren’t always the best choice when you are loading up a C-17 at $15,000 per ton in costs to taxpayers. Driving convoys to a port isn't always feasible either. This is why our government sells items that are impractical to ship to the host nation to recoup whatever they can, even in the form of scrap metal. Inflation, shipping and fuels costs are/were astronomically higher than they were at the beginning of OIF/OEF and $6B only gets a small percentage of your best gear back. The Soviets went through the same shit and you can see how it devastated them economically. I’ve been part of BRAC’s and experienced bare base and other logistics planning for OIF/OEF support in addition to a few other operations before those. [/QUOTE]
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