A three star general in Kuwait just stated on FOX that all Humvees going to Iraq would be armored.
Armor is not required nor desired on all Humvees. In fact for many missions the soldiers prefer unarmored Humvees because they are more agile.
But then Ted Kennedy, who doesn't even know how to drive a car across a bridge safely, and his ilk, wouldn't know the difference and believe that every mission in Iraq, requires an Abram tank.
Right On!Bob Grant(WOR/710/NYC)has always referred to the senior senator from mass as"Teddy,The Swimmer"!!!!!!!!!!!!
Correct me if my thinking is wrong, but Humvees are a replacement for jeeps that were used for transportation. They were not meant to be a replacement for tanks. No amount of armor will protect from large land mines.
This is a different kind of war, and IMHO it requires a different kind of equipment to fight it.