A few things have changed since WWII. Among them are different attitudes.
These open forums often get questions about housing, rotations, replacement parts, general logistics, etc. IMO, this was a question that a lot of troops wished that they cold have asked but didn't.
Yeah, sure, there's one in every crowd. But I'll bet that there is more emphasis put on armor now than if the question was not asked.
Want to take me up on that bet?
If you're talking about the media, then no, you would be wrong. There are more than just a few in the media who act as fifth columnists and offer aid and comfort to the enemy. Traitors make up the majority of the news media.
If you actually think that this administration works like the previous, by licking its collective finger and testing the wind direction then you have been asleep for the last four years. George W. Bush has done more for the morale of our military than any president in recent memory. This issue with the armor plating has been blown way out of proportion and the media has pounced on it like it does with every other scrap of potentially damaging news it can find. If you want to be an apologist for the leftists in the press, be my guest.