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Halliburton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 08:50 PM
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Terrorized truckers balk at deliveries to U.S. Forces...
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_3.html

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BAGHDAD — The U.S. military is feeling the impact of a boycott by truckers of cargo to coalition units in Iraq.

Iraqi sources said U.S. combat units outside of Baghdad have experienced a slowdown in shipments of food, water and supplies over the past few days.

The sources said the U.S. military was increasing flights by air transports to Baghdad and Basra to ensure supplies for U.S. troops.
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 09:00 PM
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1. Gee, the warmongering profiteers were so busy counting their
money, they never thought about the consequences of outsourcing our military's infrastructure. Kind of a fundemental issue when you consider that civilians don't have to show up if they don't want to.
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 10:29 PM
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2. Wonder how long before the greater opportunities

makes the insurgents lucky and they manage to shoot one down.
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daleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 11:22 PM
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3. This could be a cover story
Things might be so bad, that the military is using air resupply similar to the encircled Germans at Stalingrad or the U.S. marines at Khe Sahn in Viet Nam. Rather than admit this, they are planting stories about scared private truck drivers.
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