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Marrah_G

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7. Yes we do have a need for that equipment back home.

Reply to ghurley (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 07:51 AM

Sep 2012

Not all of it is just armored vehicles. There is alot of stuff over seas that was taken over there with guard units that is needed here at home in case of natural disasters.

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just blow them up and leave them. why bother? ghurley Sep 2012 #1

Alot of the equipment belongs to nat guard units and is needed back at home. Marrah_G Sep 2012 #2

we have a big need? ghurley Sep 2012 #4

They are there serving and protecting, and that means the US equipment/property, so sadly yes, lonestarnot Sep 2012 #5

Yes we do have a need for that equipment back home. Marrah_G Sep 2012 #7

I'm not trying to say that we don't need equipment back home... ghurley Sep 2012 #12

Throwing 30,000 in sort of slowed down the pullout. rug Sep 2012 #3

Notice no word of the hundreds of contractors to be left. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #8

Sad, inescapable facts. rug Sep 2012 #9

Goodbye LilSol Sep 2012 #6

Here is a report of the thousands of contractors we are paying for. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #10

Spam deleted by Kali (MIR Team) medvich Sep 2012 #11