U.S. Takes to Air to Move Cargo in Iraq

[clem_c_rock]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-supplies15dec15,0,4171625.story?coll=la-home-world



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WASHINGTON — U.S. commanders in Iraq have begun transporting more supplies to the country by aircraft in an effort to evade the roadside bomb attacks that have been killing or wounding about 100 American troops each month, the Air Force's top officer said Tuesday.

Scrambling for other ways to avoid the attacks, the military is also looking into the possibility of bottling and purifying water in Iraq rather than transporting it by truck from Kuwait. Water accounts for 30% of U.S. cargo ferried over Iraq's perilous roadways, officials said.
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[catmandu57]

1. When are they going to start dumping it out

the back of c130's to the bases. Seriously have'nt they been doing this for months?

[Alpharetta]

2. Maybe Boeing can pick up some orders out of this

They're getting torched by Airbus lately. Maybe they can make it back up in military cargo plane orders.

[Moderator]

3. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1071580