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Why are new troops being sent to Iraq bring their own unarmored Vehicles.The units leaving whose tour is up probably are taking their vehicles which are armored with them. Stupid policy The Commanders there should leave those vehicles there for the relieving troops.

Casualities would be down and troop morale would go up. the wounded rate is about 10 times the deaths so far. Thus the overall casualties is around 12,000 or about 8%. That's too high. I can't understand why our military didn't anticipate the wave of suicide car bombings and roadside mines. What has happened to so called American ingenuity and ability to adapt to changing tactics our our enemies.

"Why are new troops being sent to Iraq bring their own unarmored Vehicles."

They are going to use the armored vehicles of the relieved unit.

It does seem strange that they are bringing their new vehicles at all. I guess the new vehicles they bring are going to be armored in time, or armor from the old ones transferred to them when the old ones are taken out of service.