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And why were they only making 450 Humvees a month?[Because it was law, that's why]
Thomas ^ | became Public Law 108-375 on 10/28/2004. | US SENATE

Posted on 12/13/2004 7:03:15 AM PST by OXENinFLA

S.2401

Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

SEC. 112. UP-ARMORED HIGH MOBILITY MULTI-PURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLES OR WHEELED VEHICLE BALLISTIC ADD-ON ARMOR PROTECTION.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: armor; armoredhumvees; armorflap; congress; dod; humvee; manufacturing; napalminthemorning; religionofpeace; rummy; supplylines; wot
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To: Wristpin

"Did the Democratic Party run a candidate that voted against funding the additional armor?"

Yeah. It's the democrats fault for running candidates that would have voted for this restriction had they been elected. It sure ain't the fault of the majority republicans in congress who actually were elected and who actually did vote for the restriction.


21 posted on 12/13/2004 7:24:27 AM PST by atlaw
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To: OXENinFLA
This is Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005.Is there a diiferent authorization for the years 2003/2004?.....Hope Congress corrects this oversite.
22 posted on 12/13/2004 7:25:00 AM PST by tankrlm
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To: OXENinFLA

isn't the S 2401 is for 2005 ... next year


23 posted on 12/13/2004 7:25:53 AM PST by Mo1 (Should be called Oil for Fraud and not Oil for Food)
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To: Mister Baredog
This is all I found,so far, regarding up-armored vehicles in HR 3289.

Provided further, That not less than $62,100,000 shall be transferred to `Other Procurement, Army' for the procurement of Up-armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles and associated equipment:

No mention of a number.

Although the 450 became law on 10/28/2004 and the $87B became law on 11/6/2003.

24 posted on 12/13/2004 7:30:18 AM PST by OXENinFLA
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To: OXENinFLA

450 a month? That's just sad. We'd have never won WWII with odd little clauses like that.


25 posted on 12/13/2004 7:30:35 AM PST by Puddleglum (Thank God the Boston blowhard lost)
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To: Mo1

Look at the date it became law. 10/28/2004


26 posted on 12/13/2004 7:31:02 AM PST by OXENinFLA
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To: OXENinFLA

Rush, Roger and all the rest take note - Kerry didn't bother to vote on this -

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=2&vote=00146


27 posted on 12/13/2004 7:32:51 AM PST by RS (Just because they are out to get him doesn't mean he's not guilty)
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To: Mo1

The military's fiscal year starts in October I believe, so 2005 would be 10/04-09/05.


28 posted on 12/13/2004 7:33:06 AM PST by Lovebloggers
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To: OXENinFLA

This is what I found so far on H.R.3289

http://64.177.207.201/pages/8_453.html


29 posted on 12/13/2004 7:34:03 AM PST by Mo1 (Should be called Oil for Fraud and not Oil for Food)
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To: Mo1
From a search at Thomas:

Sponsor: Sen Warner, John W. [VA] (introduced 5/11/2004) Cosponsors (None)

30 posted on 12/13/2004 7:45:28 AM PST by ravingnutter
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To: OXENinFLA

"Once again the press isn't doing their job!!"

Hmmm, me thinks the press is doing the job they think they are supposed to do - Make this Administration look bad.


31 posted on 12/13/2004 7:46:03 AM PST by GGpaX4DumpedTea
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To: ravingnutter; Mister Baredog; Mo1

I think she's asking who came up with the 450 #.

Right Mo.


32 posted on 12/13/2004 7:47:47 AM PST by OXENinFLA
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To: OXENinFLA; ravingnutter
I think she's asking who came up with the 450 #.

Yes .. that's correct

33 posted on 12/13/2004 7:54:12 AM PST by Mo1 (Should be called Oil for Fraud and not Oil for Food)
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To: OXENinFLA

5,400 up-armored HumVees a year sounds about right.

Even though with the added weight of up-armoring (The HumVess was never made to be armored. It's a Jeep!) The Center of Gravity shifts and the vehicle become much more prone to "rolling" in tight turns (One of the reason the wider stanced HumVess was created)

Start shipping the venerable, tracked M-113 APCs out of Germany and the US to take over herding the convoys!

Jack.


34 posted on 12/13/2004 7:56:17 AM PST by Jack Deth (When In Doubt.... Empty The Magazine!)
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To: OXENinFLA

bump


35 posted on 12/13/2004 7:58:44 AM PST by maui_hawaii
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To: maui_hawaii

your FR homepage staggers a lowly fisherman's mind!


36 posted on 12/13/2004 8:12:39 AM PST by Mister Baredog (PLEASE be sure you have a flag up on your FReeper homepage.!!!)
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To: Mister Baredog

He caught this 191 pounder while free diving with a spear.

Now THAT is bad...

37 posted on 12/13/2004 8:17:36 AM PST by maui_hawaii
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To: OXENinFLA

Ping....if you have a list, please add me to it, thanks


38 posted on 12/13/2004 8:19:26 AM PST by 506trooper (Often, I sense a lack of common sense..and that's my two cents.)
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To: xone

Put me in with the "we can do better" crowd. Join me. I don't seem to have much company here.


39 posted on 12/13/2004 8:20:52 AM PST by Eagle Eye (Some say the glass is half empty; some it's half full. I say, "Are you going to finish that?")
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To: Jack Deth

113's won't work for supply convoy escorts.


40 posted on 12/13/2004 8:23:10 AM PST by Eagle Eye (Some say the glass is half empty; some it's half full. I say, "Are you going to finish that?")
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