Originally Posted by Rob

The weapons and vehicles left behind by exiting forces (U.S., UK, etc.) were left there for a purpose. Let's not be so naive to think the military and political brain trust would leave anything behind if it didn't serve a purpose. Even in Vietnam they dumped everything into the sea, they didn't just leave it all behind for the next crazy to find it. It's just convenient that now we have our attention steered to this ISIS, a group that most of us have never heard of until they took over half of Iraq and started beheading people. Just seems all too convenient is all I'm saying.