I have a question this morning, where does the explosives come from that the Iraqi are using in the

ied's. seems to me like it would take quite a bit of explosives to do a tank in. Could it be from the purported 382 tons they marched on past in the run to Baghdad or are some unscrupulous characters suppling the explosives to the Iraqi people.

but the money they use to buy them comes from Saudi Arabia.

It goes back to the biggest blunder of the war. We went in without enough troops to secure ammo dumps etc. It was easy pickings.

it was like kids in a candy store. 382 tons would provide something like over a million and a half of 50 lb charges. WOW

... is off a little.

382 tons times 2000 pounds in a ton = 764,000 pounds of explosives

764,000 divided by 50 pounds per charge = 15,280 individual charges

lots of charges no matter who adds them up, huh ;-)

...it's practically no problem.:eyes:

This was the moment I realized that massive failure was on the horizon.

Certainly no one in the bush junta is going to bring it up, and our ever-obedient corporate media makes sure to NOT remind anyone.

sw

Didn't have enough guts to stand up to Bush & Cheney. Hope he's enjoying retirement.

what a shit stain he is

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a tank with an IED. Depending on the tank, a 25-40 lb. shaped charge will blow a pretty good hole in it. Of course that was 40 years ago and a different generation of tanks--and, having had little demand for the skill in civilian life, I really haven't kept up with later developments...

Considering that there were literally thousands of tons in several unguarded dumps, who really knows. and no one knows how much was stashed ahead of time in small secret hideouts.

there was no intention of this 'war' ever being over as long as there are Iraqi people setting on the dicks oil

who else profits from endless war?

gee, I wonder....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/19/AR2005091900572.html

British Smash Into Iraqi Jail To Free 2 Detained Soldiers

By Ellen Knickmeyer and Jonathan Finer
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, September 20, 2005; Page A01

BAGHDAD, Sept. 19 -- British armored vehicles backed by helicopter gunships burst through the walls of an Iraqi jail Monday in the southern city of Basra to free two British commandos detained earlier in the day by Iraqi police, witnesses and Iraqi officials said. The incident climaxed a confrontation between the two nominal allies that had sparked hours of gun battles and rioting in Basra's streets.

An Iraqi official said a half-dozen armored vehicles had smashed into the jail, the Reuters news agency reported. The provincial governor, Mohammed Walli, told news agencies that the British assault was "barbaric, savage and irresponsible." snip

Iraqi security officials on Monday variously accused the two Britons they detained of shooting at Iraqi forces or trying to plant explosives. Photographs of the two men in custody showed them in civilian clothes.

When British officials apparently sought to secure their release, riots erupted. Iraqi police cars circulated downtown, calling through loudspeakers for the public to help stop British forces from releasing the two. Heavy gunfire broke out and fighting raged for hours, as crowds swarmed British forces and set at least one armored vehicle on fire.

Witnesses said they saw Basra police exchanging fire with British forces. Sadr's Mahdi Army militia joined in the fighting late in the day, witnesses said. A British military spokesman, Darren Moss, denied that British troops were fighting Basra police.

he does go to the region quite frequently

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/25/international/middleeast/25bomb.html?ex=1256356800&en=3bcf849cf3a68472&ei=5090&partner=kmarx
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3950493.stm
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/102604Z.shtml

It should have cost * the election but strangely, no.

Jay


Edit to fix double-link

just standing there. I'm sure that the "insurgents" had plenty of time and opportunity to help themselves.