The US Government cannot account for 190,000 weapons issued to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005, says the Government Accountability Office.

According to its July 31 report, the military “cannot fully account for about 110,000 AK-47 assault rifles, 80,000 pistols, 135,000 items of body armour and 115,000 helmets reported as issued to Iraqi forces”.

Things are going so well, aren't they? Let's see, who can they blame? Starts with an I....

US commanders often accuse foreign powers such as Iran of supplying arms to illegal militias fighting in Iraq, but the report shows they cannot fully account for the hundreds thousands of weapons they brought in themselves.

I know! Let's start a war with Iran for supplying arms to illegal militias and then, 4 years later, "discover" that it was our fault all along! What an epiphany that would be. And with that, it's time to take another peek into our

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Why'd we get attacked on 9/11? Not because we occupy their land and exert power over their people! Not because of the way we treat the Islamic world! Heck no! Their hatred for America is because we're rich and free and, gosh, they're just jealous of our awesome stuff! So we invaded Iraq. And we can attack other countries, too! Pfft, everyone knows we have to fight them there so we don't have to fight them here! Vote Republican: The party of make-believe!