Veni Vidi …
So there we were Saba, Mohammed, and I chatting away and surfing the Arabic news sites preparatory to doing tonight’s posting … and I came across this story on, (of all places) Buratha News (yeah, yeah, I know, we go there so that you don’t have to OK?)
Sometimes you just stare at the screen, then you rub your eyes in disbelief. What you do next is you hotfoot it as fast as your little cyber feet can carry you over to spokesweasel central the Press Releases page at MNF. Sure enough:
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Text below:
Iraqi Air Force delivers water, displays proficiency
13th SC(E), LSA ANACONDA PAOCAMP ADDER, Iraq – Iraqi soldiers got a big boost in national pride and confidence Monday as they watched an Iraqi Air Force C-130 deliver fresh water to Camp Delta.
The fledgling Iraqi Air Force conducted this, its first logistical operation, to provide fresh bottled drinking water while keeping convoys off the uncertain roads.
The aircraft delivered the equivalent of roughly five truck loads of palletized water. This means keeping those trucks and the necessary security trucks that would accompany them off the roadway, said Lt. Col. Jeffrey Drushal, support operations officer in charge for the 82nd Sustainment Brigade.
This was a coalition effort. When the Iraqi cargo plane landed at Camp Delta, it was directed to a safe landing by Polish air control operators.
Source: Multi-National Force – Iraq – Iraqi Air Force delivers water, displays proficiency
Now let’s see. Camp Delta. That’d be FOB Delta/Camp Delta fairly close to Kut. Things have got so bad for their logistics that they have to fly water in to a major base, and they’re boasting about it? Toddle along to this posting from April 3rd read the first paragraph and then scroll down the list of main events that day – you won’t have to scroll far, the list headed “Other Developments (1)” is the one you need.Then come back here if you’ve a mind to.
Veni, vidi, viator ut abyssus usura handbasket:
markfromireland
[...] Iraqi Air Force delivers water, displays proficiency (This is a commentary on a Multinational Forces (MNF) press release. The press release reported the delivery by plane of drinking water to Camp Delta, near Kut. The commentary notes the absurdity of treating this as some sort of accomplishment, as it underscores the fact that insurgents have made it too dangerous to deliver water to Camp Delta with trucks. –g) [...]