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U.S. Failed To Track Weapons Sent to Iraq

HeadlineOct 30, 2006

A new U.S. government report has determined that the military has failed to track hundreds of thousands of weapons intended for Iraqi security forces. The Pentagon failed to even record the serial numbers of weapons given to the Iraqi military. In addition the report found the Pentagon has failed to provide spare parts or repair manuals for most of the weapons.

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