Comments on: Missing Weapons in Iraq http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2007/02/missing-weapons-in-iraq/ A design blog with a particular emphasis on green design, design for society, and environmental technologies, Vestal Design Blog also discusses web design, product design, graphic design, and architecture. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:51:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave Pitman http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2007/02/missing-weapons-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-24320 Dave Pitman Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:01:31 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2007/02/missing-weapons-in-iraq.html#comment-24320 Nah, clearly the most terrifying thing involving Mel Gibson is Mad Max. I loved Road Warrior though. Nah, clearly the most terrifying thing involving Mel Gibson is Mad Max. I loved Road Warrior though.

]]> By: Mike Lin http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2007/02/missing-weapons-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-24181 Mike Lin Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:53:11 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2007/02/missing-weapons-in-iraq.html#comment-24181 Dave, you're quite right. You might recall when Mel Gibson portrayed a red-blooded American guerrilla in The Patriot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN22gTTp0Yg ps. I don't know what's more terrifying, Mel Gibson, or his fan art. Dave, you’re quite right. You might recall when Mel Gibson portrayed a red-blooded American guerrilla in The Patriot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN22gTTp0Yg

ps. I don’t know what’s more terrifying, Mel Gibson, or his fan art.

]]> By: Dave Pitman http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2007/02/missing-weapons-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-24126 Dave Pitman Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:39:11 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2007/02/missing-weapons-in-iraq.html#comment-24126 That's very true. Desite the gravity of the situation, I wonder sometimes if the Brits aren't chuckling at us thinking "You damn Yanks! About time your guerrilla tactics* came back to bite you in the bottom!" * America pioneered guerrilla warfare and used it quite successfully to win the Revolutionary War, as I understand. That’s very true.
Desite the gravity of the situation, I wonder sometimes if the Brits aren’t chuckling at us thinking “You damn Yanks! About time your guerrilla tactics* came back to bite you in the bottom!”

  • America pioneered guerrilla warfare and used it quite successfully to win the Revolutionary War, as I understand.
]]> By: Jeffrey Goodman http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2007/02/missing-weapons-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-23861 Jeffrey Goodman Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:37:30 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2007/02/missing-weapons-in-iraq.html#comment-23861 No clue, though I'm not sure such data would be that useful given the nature of the Iraq War. Before Vietnam, when America fought huge national armies instead of clandestine insurgencies, losing a few cases of rifles meant little to an enemy capable of producing its own weapons. But since the Iraqi forces can only procure guns from an outside source, 751 machine guns are like manna from heaven. No clue, though I’m not sure such data would be that useful given the nature of the Iraq War. Before Vietnam, when America fought huge national armies instead of clandestine insurgencies, losing a few cases of rifles meant little to an enemy capable of producing its own weapons. But since the Iraqi forces can only procure guns from an outside source, 751 machine guns are like manna from heaven.

]]> By: Dave Pitman http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2007/02/missing-weapons-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-23830 Dave Pitman Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:48:59 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2007/02/missing-weapons-in-iraq.html#comment-23830 Any idea of what the typical missing percentage is during wars? I'd imagine, knowing the military, that they're not particularly good at keeping track of large shipments of any kind. Any idea of what the typical missing percentage is during wars? I’d imagine, knowing the military, that they’re not particularly good at keeping track of large shipments of any kind.

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