The issue of unprotected troops seems finally to have caught the administration’s attention. John Kerry didn’t manage to get them to notice. But a reporter-goaded soldier did. Part of Rumsfeld’s response was :
Rumsfeld said the problem was “essentially a matter of physics,” with production of armored Humvees taking time to catch up to demand.
Hmm. Here’s a story about the sole company assigned to make protective plates for the army. Money quote:
Armor Holdings Inc., the sole supplier of protective plates for the Humvee military vehicles used in Iraq, said it could increase output by as much as 22 percent per month with no investment and is awaiting an order from the Army.
So is it physics? Or is it the army bureaucracy?
The Dish 