2009-05-13 Undersupplied US soldiers forced to steal water in Iraq

2009-05-13 \David Edwards\John Byrne The Raw Story \US occupation of Iraq\KBR (company)\US military readiness http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/13/us-soldiers-forced-to-steal-water/ Undersupplied US soldiers forced to steal water in Iraq Undersupplied US soldiers forced to steal water in Iraq  US soldiers are now being forced to steal water in Iraq. With supplies tight, and the number of trucks carrying potable water even tighter, troops have resorted to stealing water from civilian contractors. Many have also reportedly suffered from dysentery because they were forced to drink untreated water from Iraqi wells.

It gets worse. Soldiers say the situation has become so dire they were forced to raid the United States’ own airbase in Baghdad for bottled water. They found the water stored in pallets held by civilian contractors, who were supposed to be distributing it.

... Who’s supposed to be maintaining the water supply? At least in some parts of Iraq, it’s the US engineering contractor KBR. KBR is a spinoff of Halliburton, which it separated from in 2007.

In a statement, KBR said: “We have a proven system that works. Commanders at all levels do their utmost to provide the necessary resources required to sustain the force.”

&ldquo;US soldiers are now being forced to steal water in Iraq.&rdquo;   