TROOPS IN IRAQ: BODY ARMOR LACK

“Thousands of U.S. troops invaded Iraq in March with­out the new body armor that can stop rifle bul­lets, and thou­sands more still lack the life­sav­ing pro­tec­tion,” accord­ing to the Daily News.

“I can’t answer for the record why we started this war with pro­tec­tive vests that were in short sup­ply,” Army Gen. John Abizaid, chief of the U.S. Central Command, told Congress last week.
Abizaid asked for quick approval of President Bush’s request for $87 bil­lion in new fund­ing for Iraq and Afghanistan, which would include $300 mil­lion for body armor and $177 mil­lion to upgrade Humvees with chas­sis armor.

September 30th, 2003 | War Update | Comments Off Both comments and pings are currently closed.