Appalling:
"…The Pentagon is under increased scrutiny regarding the efficacy of body armor issued after the results of an unreleased study were made public showing that as many as 80 percent of Marines killed in Iraq from wounds to the upper body could have survived had they been wearing an expanded version of the current standard issue Interceptor body armor.
The unreleased report was first published by Defense Watch, a news service carried by the Web site "Soldiers for Truth". The New York Times confirmed the Web sites' report in a story carried Saturday.
The Pentagon declined comment to both the Times and Defense Watch, saying any discussion of the study would aid the enemy..."
Really? Commenting would aid the enemy? How about the apparently inadequate armor we’re sending our troops into battle wearing? Does that not "aid" them as well?
Support the war or not - its likely I'm not going to change your mind (though I will keep trying....) - but this..THIS…is unacceptable no matter who you are or who you voted for. This administration is sending 20-year-olds into battle, asking them to be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice - but making sure to save a few dollars along the way by protecting them with sub-par armor?
Until the merciful day comes when this war ends, my tax dollars will be paying for it – that is a fact, no matter what I may think of it. So, Mr. President, Congress, and the entire Administration, can you at LEAST use this money to adequately to PROTECT my troops? Yes, yes this may mean you may need to scale back on those tax cuts for the rich.
I'll forgive you for that.
Wes Clark, among others, is asking citizens to sign a letter to be sent to the Senate Armed Services Chairman John Warner (R-VA) and Ranking Member Carl Levin (D-MI), urging a full investigation into the welfare and safety of our troops in Iraq.
If you'd like to sign (its takes 2 seconds), just click on this link:
http://ga4.org/campaign/bodyarmor
The troops whose lives you may help save will thank you.
