General Blames Clerical Errors In the Case of Missing Arms

By Josh White
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 8, 2007; A10

Bookkeeping deficiencies allowed thousands of weapons issued to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005 to then go missing, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said yesterday.

"Some percentage" of weapons the U.S. military provided to the Iraqi army and Iraqi police units were not tracked by serial number because there were no procedures in place to do so within the Iraqi units, Petraeus said in an interview to be broadcast last night on Fox News Radio's "Alan Colmes Show."

From a practical standpoint, Petraeus added, it was more important to get the weapons to the Iraqis as they started to enter the fight against a strong insurgency than it was to keep meticulous records.

"We occasionally likened it to building the world's largest aircraft while in flight and while being shot at," the general said. "But we gradually started putting those procedures into place."


Yeah, right, dickhead. Blame it on the accountants and storekeepers.

Here is the rest of his blather:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/07/AR2007080701726_pf.html

will it take before some RePuke Senator or talking head blames Clinton?

There is some steam heading in to Petraeus' "speech".

Expect the worst and you will get it.

I was thinking, "OK, which nutcase other than me will reference armless figures?".

And I just knew it would be you.

Really weird.