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190,000 Weapons Missing in Iraq
The Pentagon can't 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. The weapons disappeared from records between June 2004 and September 2005. According to the Washington Post, the United States has spent $19.2 billion trying to develop Iraqi security forces since 2003, the GAO said, including at least $2.8 billion to buy and deliver equipment. But the GAO said weapons distribution was haphazard and rushed and failed to follow established procedures, particularly from 2004 to 2005, when security training was led by Gen. David H. Petraeus, who now commands all U.S. forces in Iraq. The Pentagon did not dispute the GAO findings, saying it has launched its own investigation and indicating it is working to improve tracking, the Post said.
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