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If the Senators who rammed these things through Congress (Stevens and Inouye) would not take the $500 Million dollars for each brigade in defense spending - I would have less heartburn over the vehicle.

In Inouye's case, he got one brigade of the 25th Infantry approved as a Stryker brigade and wanted another. In anticipation of receiving the second brigade he went ahead and requested a priority approptriation of $1 BILLION dollars in Hawaii for Garages, shops, and other buildings they do not have now. Surprise, he got his second Stryker Brigade in the next round of voting AND his $1 BILLION dollars for the Hawaiian contractors who will elect his protege General Eric Shinseki, who selected the Strykers, to the US Senate to Inouye's seat next year.

This entire project has been driven by politics instead of excellence since it began with all tracked vehicles excluded from bidding.

Can't argue with some of your points. Clearly politics had a lot to do with the 25ID getting two Stryker Brigades. And if Shinseki does run for the Senate seat in Hawaii, it will look even fishier.