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To: Bill who wrote (217876)	2/12/2007 10:12:31 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

So you don't think the weapons and ordinance are being refreshed from outside Iraq? You think they're all working down the inventory from 2003? Of course the ordinance is being refreshed from outside Iraq. But so what? Arms dealers will it from any country and sell it to any country. The arms dealer might be a South African who buys it in Iran and sells it in Iraq. There are millions of Belgian guns in Iraq - shall we invade Belgium?

To: Bill who wrote (217876)	2/12/2007 10:20:15 AM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

We turned Iraq into a lawless war zone brimming with fighters of all kinds using an array of weapons that come from all over the place -- but as to your question it would take decades to draw down the immense stores of weapons. The wars that we ignited in Iraq can burn on and on for decades. There is no military solution unless of course we are prepared to round up half a million well trained and equipped troops and police to restore order. We destroyed any chance of civil order in Iraq when we invaded. We are now powerless to restore order in Iraq. Ordinance crossing the border will not determine the outcome one way or the other.