[boris]

"Stung by criticism that its Humvees and larger transport vehicles are out of step with fighting an insurgency in Iraq, and with soldiers still being killed and maimed by roadside bombs"

There is already a vehicle suited for this stuff. It is called a "tank".

--Boris

[esoxmagnum]

Curious though, why we see so many Humvee's in 2nd line positions and garrison duty.

I thought the Humvee was the replacement for the jeep.

Also, I would have thought going into this war that the Bradley Fighting Vehicle would have been the choice for urban warfare.

Not making a stink, just curious why this is not so. I know there are alot of military minds on FR that could probably enlighten me some.

I'm guessing its due to how the dems slashed military budgets the 8 years prior.

Any input from you military guys?