And why were they only making 450 Humvees a month?[Because it was law, that's why]

Thomas ^ | became Public Law 108-375 on 10/28/2004. | US SENATE

[OXENinFLA]

S.2401

Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

SEC. 112. UP-ARMORED HIGH MOBILITY MULTI-PURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLES OR WHEELED VEHICLE BALLISTIC ADD-ON ARMOR PROTECTION.

(a) AMOUNT- Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Army for fiscal year 2005 for other procurement under section 101(5), $610,000,000 shall be available for both of the purposes described in subsection (b) and may be used for either or both of such purposes.

(b) PURPOSES- The purposes referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:

(1) The procurement of up-armored high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles at a rate up to 450 such vehicles each month.

(2) The procurement of wheeled vehicle ballistic add-on armor protection.

(c) ALLOCATION BY SECRETARY OF THE ARMY- (1) The Secretary of the Army shall allocate the amount available under subsection (a) between the two purposes set forth in subsection (b) as the Secretary determines appropriate to meet the requirements of the Army.

(2) Not later than 15 days before making an allocation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit a notification of the proposed allocation to the congressional defense committees.

(d) PROHIBITION ON USE FOR OTHER PURPOSES- The amount available under subsection (a) may not be used for any purpose other than a purpose specified in subsection (b).

[OXENinFLA]

Why were they only making 450 per month?

Because that all that THE CONGRESS WOULD ALLOW!!!

Rummy was just following the law.

Once again the press isn't doing their job!!

[OXENinFLA]

Get a load of this!

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PING...

[ARCADIA]

It is a shame that Rummy didn't bring this up earlier. But, you are right, our press is for entertainment purposes only.

[xone]

This won't sit well with the 'do all you can crowd'.

[506trooper]

"Once again the press isn't doing their job!!"

But once again a p-jammer was.

I can hear rather now......Damn!....don't these people ever sleep!.....

Good post!

[OXENinFLA]

at a rate up to

That's the real sticker.

[Mo1]

Because that all that THE CONGRESS WOULD ALLOW!!!

Who in Congress did this??

[Quilla]

Thanks for the ping. If you consider all that is on Sec. Rumsfeld's plate, it is not surprising he couldn't recite this detail off the cuff.

[OXENinFLA]

My guess would be some bean counter.

[Mister Baredog]

Who in Congress did this??

It takes a majority.

My guess this is part of that $87 billion that sKerry was so famously quoted on.

[Area51]

So does anyone question whether this act could be overridden by the War Powers act?

I think so.

[theDentist]

Yet another pyjama-clad buffoon who hasn't the proper education or training for reporting or journalism getting the facts straight. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[OXENinFLA]

There's going to a whole lot of Senators and Congressmen/women that are about to come down with a bad case of foot-in-mouth disease me thinks.

[Wristpin]

Good point! Did the Democratic Party run a candidate that voted against funding the additional armor?

As a recently retired veteran I can tell you the Dems have absolutely no moral authority to criticize defense funding!

[tellw]

So the MSM will blame the GOP-controlled Congress too. Greeeeat.

[chatham]

Well Let's just get the sumbetch from the Congress who is their spokesman to fess up to this little gem.

Bet the congressmen are hiding under their desks just about NOW.

Long Live the Bloggers and the P-Jammer crowd.
The Internet will prevail .

[OXENinFLA]

My guess this is part of that $87 billion that sKerry was so famously quoted on.

It was.

[506trooper]

Do you have a list?

If so, ping please.

[Mo1]

So does anyone question whether this act could be overridden by the War Powers act?

Congress never declared it a war ... so would it still fall under that category?

[OXENinFLA]

OH, no wait.... the $87B was H.R.3289

Not S 2401