[garyhope]

I know all of Iraq is a combat zone, but what is the percentage of troops killed by IED's rather than in firefights etc?

Is there anything that can be done to protect the troops better from IED's?

[vabeachrepub]

I read an article a few days ago that went into detail about the counter measures and counter-countermeasures for IEDs in Iraq. Basically the gist of the article was that the there have been three more or less evolutions in the technological use of the IEDs - every time we come up with an affective countermeasure they come up with something more sophisticated. the article said that IED attacks on the US troops were way down lately due to us gaining the upper hand in the technological battle and the terrorists attacking the Iraqi defense forces more instead of our troops.

[Blzbba]

"Is there anything that can be done to protect the troops better from IED's?"


You go to war with the army you have, not the army you want.

[Allegra]

I know all of Iraq is a combat zone, but what is the percentage of troops killed by IED's rather than in firefights etc?

Lately, IEDs (and VBIEDs) have become the primary method the terrorists use and are the top killer right now.