Many MANPADS manufactured during the [[Cold War]] have an extremely long shelf-life of decades, and are fully operational given proper storage conditions.
Many MANPADS manufactured during the [[Cold War]] have an extremely long shelf-life of decades, and are fully operational given proper storage conditions.
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During [[President Obama]]'s "humanitarian" operation to [[murder]] the United States [[War on Terror]] [[ally]], Col. [[Muammar Gaddafi]], more than 20,000 Soviet-constructed MANPADS went unaccounted for and fell into the hands of radical [[Islam]]ic [[terrorist]] groups, and remain unaccounted for.
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During [[President Obama]]'s "humanitarian" operation to [[murder]] the United States [[War on Terror]] [[ally]], Col. [[Muammar Gaddafi]], more than 20,000 Soviet-constructed MANPADS went unaccounted for and fell into the hands of radical [[Islam]]ic [[terrorist]] groups, and remain unaccounted for.<ref> http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/nightmare-libya-20000-surface-air-missiles-missing/story?id=14610199#.UZ4nrYdwrng
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Libyan missiles on the loose, By David Ignatius, Washington Post Opinion writer, May 8, 2012