{"id":2979,"date":"2007-08-02T09:38:55","date_gmt":"2007-08-02T15:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=2979"},"modified":"2017-05-21T03:10:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T09:10:00","slug":"us-cannot-account-for-190000-guns-in-iraq-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/08\/us-cannot-account-for-190000-guns-in-iraq-report\/","title":{"rendered":"US Cannot Account for 190,000 Guns in Iraq: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"imagelink\"  href=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/iran_iraq_0825.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/iran_iraq_0825.thumbnail.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>Agence France-Presse<\/p>\n<p>The US government cannot account for 190,000 weapons issued to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005, according to an investigation carried out by the Government Accountability Office.<\/p>\n<p>According to the July 31 report, the military &#8220;cannot fully account for about 110,000 AK-47 assault rifles, 80,000 pistols, 135,000 items of body armour and 115,000 helmets reported as issued to Iraqi forces.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The weapons disappeared from records between June 2004 and September 2005, as the military struggled to rebuild the disbanded Iraqi forces from scratch amid increasing attacks from Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2004 the military &#8220;has not consistently collected supporting records confirming the dates the equipment was received, the quantities of equipment delivered, or the Iraqi units receiving the items,&#8221; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>(Original Article)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agence France-Presse The US government cannot account for 190,000 weapons issued to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005, according to an investigation carried out by the Government Accountability Office. 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