USA have lost 190 thousand of automatic devices and pistols
The Ministry of Defense of the USA has informed that 190 thousand units of the small arms, which have been given out to the Iraq power structures in 2004-2005, have disappeared. The lost techniques makes more than a half of arsenal, which ware given to polices and armies.
According to militaries, the USA have allocated to Iraq since June, 2004, till September, 2005, 355 thousand units of a small arms, including 185 thousand automatic devices and 170 thousand pistols. At the same time the Pentagon cannot inform, where at present there is 110 thousand automatic devices and 80 thousand pistols from among given out.
In the report of controlling managements of the US Congress it is informed that the American military department cannot also precisely specify a site 135 thousand of armored outfits and 115 thousand of helmets, which should be given out to Iraqis by the end of September 2005. In the report words of officials that responsible bodies were too small to supervise each unit of the weapon and each element of the equipments, which have been given out to the Iraq armies, are being quoted.
The report has caused fears concerning probable hit of the American weapon in hands of insurgents.
It is necessary to note, that since 2003 the USA have allocated nearby 19,2 billion dollars for development of the safety forces in Iraq. Thus the Congress did not foresee the program for Iraq in number of traditional programs of the military help that gives the Pentagon significant flexibility in use of means. Meanwhile all is far not money allocated by Americans are used to destination. So, in the end of the last year large scandal in connection with plunders of the means allocated for arms of army of Iraq has occurred. Then former Iraq Minister of Finance has made the loud application that the Iraq officials have plundered up to 800 million dollars, allocated for arms of Iraq’s army.
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