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Gov’t Report: 190,000 Guns Missing in Iraq

HeadlineAug 06, 2007

A new congressional report has revealed that the Pentagon has lost track of about 190,000 AK-47 assault rifles and pistols given to Iraqi security forces. It is unclear how many of the weapons fell into the hands of insurgents fighting U.S. forces. The Government Accountability Office says U.S. military officials do not know what happened to 30 percent of the weapons the United States distributed to Iraqi forces since 2004. Defense analyst Rachel Stohl noted that the Bush administration frequently complains that Iran and Syria are arming insurgents but has paid little attention to whether the U.S. military has inadvertently played a role.

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