Titan6
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When the Defense Department offered M-16s to the Iraqi police and army, they refused. They wanted AKs which had to be bought from Jordan (the weapons actually were made in Germany). Indeed, like their brethren in Vietnam, many US soldiers are using AKs in Iraq despite official sanctions against the practice.
Max100- The IA have been begging for ARs since the get-go. The Iraqi's all even used to prefer Berrettas to the Glocks they were issued. Many still do. They finnally have started to get M-16s after four years of begging and are thrilled.
Show me a conventional US soldier using an AK over an AR, even one... much less "many" and I will show you a poor soldier.