Unguarded munition sites still feed Iraq violence: GAO report
[Excerpts] WASHINGTON (AFP) – As of October 2006 US forces had still not secured all of the unguarded munition sites in Iraq, allowing thieves to keep stealing war material and stoke the country’s violence, the General Accounting Office reported.
“The widespread looting occurred because DOD (the Department of Defense) had insufficient troop levels to secure conventional munitions storage sites,” it said, citing war reports and defense officials.
“We’re doing our best to try and find them but, given the expanse of the country and all the other tasks that the military is trying to carry out there, it’s a huge task,” Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said.
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