Re: M16 similarities re. Iraq & VN

"Chopper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> The only similarity between Iraq and Vietnam that stands out to me is M16s
> that don't work when they're needed.
>     And don't somebody chime in with criticism of troops not cleaning their
> weapons. Troops, particularly non-infantry troops,  have a lot of other
> stuff to pay attention to, and the AKs seem to be functioning ok probably
> with less cleaning.
>     Should we dump the M16s and admit the Russians did a much better job?
> 
> C

I wouldn't worry about that now, at some point, hopefully soon, we'll
be picking up the new shiny XM8