U.S. Military Scraps Will Soon Be All That Is Left In Iraq

Omar Abu Marwa Dulaimi sells used U.S. items in Fallujah. "These are our things," said one trader. The occupation "took these things from us, and now we are selling them back." (Andrea Bruce For The Washington Post)

U.S. Military's Castoffs Become Sought-After Items At Yard Sales Across Iraq -- Washington Post

FALLUJAH, IRAQ -- The remnants of the U.S. occupation of Iraq are being sold to the highest bidders in yard sales across the country.

The outskirts of cities like Baghdad, Fallujah and Ramadi -- once bastions of the Sunni insurgency -- are now destinations for bargain hunters interested in items such as generators and trailers. As the U.S. military draws down to 50,000 troops by the end of the summer, the junk left behind is quickly becoming part of the Iraqi landscape.

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My Comment: After hundreds of billions spent, tens of thousands killed and even more injured .... it all ends up in a scrap yard.