The only controversy here...is the fact that they still haven't armored all of the HUMVEEs in Iraq. Based on this lack of speed...I'd line up a bunch of Army officers and demote each one down a rank. And then tell their replacements that they have 30 days to wrap up the armor problem in Iraq or they will be demoted in 30 days. Its awful simple...if you want to help save lives...you need give these guys the tools to do it. If you need 2,000 contractors to fly over for four weeks to fix up the armor plating...then they ought to do it. Rummy can say all the smart things he wants...but if they haven't finished the armor job by now...then they really don't have any rush and lives lost don't mean a thing. I would hate to believe that their attitude has slipped that far in two years.
Thread. I dont understand this. We for most of the armor to be UNDERNEATH the hummer.
Kevlear blankets for me, until we can make the whole vehicle plated in kevlar and steal. (in the right proportions)