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Post #181,775
by jbrabeck
10/29/04 10:45:22 PM
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New 250,000 tons is too large a number for comprehension
300 +/- is a number that most can understand and comprehend.
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Post #181,779
by ben_tilly
10/29/04 10:49:56 PM
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New I'd put it this way
That's about 2 tons of loose weapons for each US soldier that we have in Iraq. Of course not all of it will be used against US soldiers, but...

Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #181,787
by altmann
10/30/04 2:13:54 AM
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New or this way
1 AK-47
780 30-round clips
100 RPG-7 shoulder fired rockets

for (against!) EACH US soldier expected to be in Iraq for the January elections
--
Chris Altmann
Post #181,788
by altmann
10/30/04 2:19:02 AM
10/30/04 2:42:35 AM
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New or even this way
1 AK-47
36 30-round clips
1 RPG-7

for each Iraqi male age 15-64
--
Chris Altmann
Expand Edited by altmann Oct. 30, 2004, 02:42:35 AM EDT
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Post #181,797
by daemon
10/30/04 11:34:52 AM
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New Sounds reasonable to me
its all in how its put to use isnt it?
regards,
daemon
that way too many Iraqis conceived of free society as little more than a mosh pit with grenades. ANDISHEH NOURAEE
Post #181,801
by ben_tilly
10/30/04 12:37:57 PM
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New *snort*
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
     The al-Qaqaa story gets more complicated - (ben_tilly) - (6) - Oct. 29, 2004, 07:56:36 PM EDT
         250,000 tons is too large a number for comprehension - (jbrabeck) - (5) - Oct. 29, 2004, 10:45:22 PM EDT
             I'd put it this way - (ben_tilly) - (4) - Oct. 29, 2004, 10:49:56 PM EDT
                 or this way - (altmann) - (3) - Oct. 30, 2004, 02:13:54 AM EDT
                     or even this way - (altmann) - (2) - Oct. 30, 2004, 02:42:35 AM EDT
                         Sounds reasonable to me - (daemon) - (1) - Oct. 30, 2004, 11:34:52 AM EDT
                             *snort* -NT - (ben_tilly) - Oct. 30, 2004, 12:37:57 PM EDT

Then again you wonder how certain people sign their names to anything and still choose to leave the house.
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