Furthermore, give our troops the tools they need to get the job done. No bureaucratic excuse, no election politics. Just do it now so that preventable casualties can be avoided and the job done. Driving around exposing an evident weakness to the enemy is a bad idea unless we are getting something out of it. Upwards of 1000 IED attacks were attempted or completed on our troops this month alone.
Speeding up our procurement process will save lives and it requires leadership lacking in the last year at various levels.
Much of the job cannot be done buttoned up inside an air conditioned bullet proof SUV.
Why not give them purpose-built wheeled armored vehicles like ASV's, Dingoes, Dragoons, Simbas, Scarabs and RG-31's?