Our military has found more weapons caches in Iraq in the last six months than they did all last year. Yet another way the surge is working:
Uncovering the caches, which can include everything from rockets and surface-to-air missiles to assault weapons and components for roadside bombs, gets weapons out of the hands of insurgents.
It’s also a sign of how prevalent weapons and ammunition are in Iraq. The numbers of arms caches uncovered so far this year is 3,698, up from 2,726 last year, according to the military command in Iraq. “It’s staggering,” Petraeus said.
This increase in discovery is mainly because the military “has moved American forces off bases and into neighborhoods, generating more tips from civilians. Offensives have also disrupted insurgent sanctuaries, Petraeus said.”
Good work. Hopefully, this doesn’t upset the Congressional Democrats to much. You know good news in Iraq is “a real big problem for†Democrats.
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