1/4 of US deaths in Iraq caused by lack of armor

[scottxyz]

http://www.defensetech.org/archives/000874.html

Almost a quarter of the coalition combat deaths in Iraq could have been prevented -- if the Pentagon had bothered to invest in fully armoring its vehicles. That's the damning conclusion of a story in Monday's Newsweek.

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As Iraq's liberation has turned into a daily grind of low-intensity combat — and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld grudgingly raises troop levels — many soldiers who are there say the Pentagon is failing to protect them with the best technology America has to offer...

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Why do Republicans hate the troops??

[pinkpops]

1. 4/4 caused by being there in the first place

[nosmokes]

2. criminal.

on edit: i mean our being there in first place. and if we're gonna be there, then not equipping the troopps properly is surely compounding the felony.

[DeepModem Mom]

3. kick

[MrSlayer]

4. But....John Kerry Voted AGAINST IT!!!

These attack ads would imply that anyway. This whole thing is ludicrous, to think that a decorated war hero would leave the armed forces naked is clearly insane.

[ComerPerro]

5. I know, its disgusting that they use that BS ad

Especially when you really start looking into how the 87 billion is being spent, and how Haliburton is making out like bandits in this deal

[underpants]

6. Rep.Jan Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Buzzflash Commentary

I had a thread on this yesterday but I am kicking yours up to the top.

This is PROOF of the lack of prewar planning and idiotic assumptions.

I know that they will try to blame this on one Senator's vote (Kerry) and CLinton (and his penis).

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1487912