A thought

It has come time for our monthly discussion question and I an idea has struck me: why don't we talk about the issue of body armor in Iraq. Was it that long ago that we were discussing this very point, only to come to the conclusion that the troops fighting for "Iraqi freedom" were inadequately equipped to do so? That's right, it was during that pesky interruption in the "March to Victory" (hereafter trademarked by yours truly) called the 2004 Presidential Election. Well, I suppose Sen. Kerry may not have been a patriot for voting against that 87 billion appropriation (part of which was going to go to body armor upgrades), but, if we are still talking about this issue almost a year and a half later, what does that make the Republicans in Congress and the W.? Hypocrites doesn't quite cut it...

I suggest checking out the following links:

http://www.pointblankarmor.com/military_accessories.asp

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,101061,00.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060107/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/iraq_body_armor

The first link is to a website that sells the body armor in question (specifically armor plates designed to protect the side and shoulder area), the second is to a Foxnews article that talks about the lack of armor only months after the invasion of Iraq, and the third is to a story that ran on the AP only a few days highlighting the pesky problem of body armor in Iraq.