http://www.slate.com/id/2170455/nav/fix/The failure to provide more MRAPs wasn't caused by ignorance, since the Pentagon knew of their superiority, and, in fact, while denying requests from U.S. troops, military leaders were pushing to get these vehicles for the Iraqi army. So, why the delay? Part of the reason is that officials simply didn't expect the war to last this long, so the investment was seen as unnecessary, and, perhaps more interestingly, the big, expensive vehicles didn't fit former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's vision of turning the military into a "lighter" and "more agile" force.
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So, the Pentagon knew of the efficacy of these MRAPs, still refused to order them for American soldiers, but pushed for the Iraqis to get them. Officials didn't know when this illegal occupation would end; they were playing with funds, and risking lives.
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