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US Commander in Iraq Complained of Shortages

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-iraq-supplies.html

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former top U.S. commander in Iraq complained last winter to the Pentagon that a poor supply situation was threatening the Army's ability to fight, The Washington Post reported on its Web site on Sunday.

Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez wrote in a letter to top Army officials that the lack of key spare parts for tanks, helicopters and other systems was such a severe problem that ``I cannot continue to support sustained combat operations with rates this low,'' the newspaper reported.

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I cannot imagine the grief experienced by a family who has a loved one in Iraq at this time knowing that * sent them ill-equipped into this morass.