87 Billion dollars later and still no armor

LordofHellFire · Post by **LordofHellFire** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:31 am

(AP) -- Soldiers headed for Iraq are still buying their own body armor -- and in many cases, their families are buying it for them -- despite assurances from the military that the gear will be in hand before they're in harm's way.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/26/body.a ... index.html

breakerfall · Post by **breakerfall** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 5:32 am

Same with our British troops - rediculous isn't it...

Babaganoosh · Post by **Babaganoosh** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 1:51 pm

Despicable is more like it.

PaiSand · Post by **PaiSand** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 2:30 pm

"Bush Jr. Administration" are the exact words.

Denali · Post by **Denali** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 3:16 pm

If you're unhappy about it then you should have no problem increasing the defense budget.

Denali

breakerfall · Post by **breakerfall** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 3:29 pm

Is it possible that the allocated budget is being spent on the wrong things...?

You can't only look at it from one angle Denali.

Denali · Post by **Denali** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 3:43 pm

Possibly, but from past experience, any money dropped into the defense budget for R&D will usually turn up positive outcomes for the civilian market. ie. lasers, internet, radar, sonar etc.

Denali

Baron Von Richthoven · Post by **Baron Von Richthoven** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 11:08 pm

Don't like it? Go out and do something about it:

http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=1970

Volmarias · Post by **Volmarias** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 9:36 pm

You're kind of missing the point baron.

R&D is good and all, but if we spend too much money on R&D and can't afford to give troops body armor, then what's the point?

Yogo · Post by **Yogo** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 10:29 pm

why spend money on a future army if you can't help the one you have.

chaimpot0k. · Post by **chaimpot0k.** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 5:55 pm

Less "US Army Game" more protection for troops please.