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Originally Posted by Vlim

Most dominating countries had (and still have) stockpiles of non-standard issue weapons that they can provide to friends and allies if needed.

This was true in Panama in 1989 as well; a certain government agency armed the anti-Noriega factions with captured AK-47's from the Grenada conflict. When the US invaded in December, you had the unusual situation of "good guys" using AK's and the "bad guys" (Panamanian Defense Force - Noriega loyalists) using M16's...

I was there three weeks after Bush declared the emergency over and the PDF no longer an effective fighting force...

Here's the ROE the US forces were told to adhere to...or else...