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The Bradley is one heck of a vehicle. Wasn't this one of the systems Kerry opposed? I know a lot of Dims said the Abrams and Bradley were boondoggles that would never work. They only turned out to be the best tank and IFV in the world.

I remember the few years before deployment of the Bradley the Army got the idea that P.C.'s should be more than battle taxis and should be fighting vehicles, the idea being the firepower of the P.C. should be added to the infantry squads they carried. Good idea, the only problem being the M113's had thin armor and were only armed with a .50 cal. The Bradley sure filled a need.

[SAMWolf]

Running For Senate In 1984, Kerry Promised Massive Defense Cuts.

“Kerry in 1984 said he would have voted to cancel … the B-1 bomber, B-2 stealth bomber, AH-64 Apache helicopter, Patriot missile, the F-15, F-14A and F-14D jets, the AV-8B Harrier jet, the Aegis air-defense cruiser, and the Trident missile system. He also advocated reductions in many other systems, such as the M1 Abrams tank, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the Tomahawk cruise missile, and the F-16 jet.”

(Brian C. Mooney, “Taking One Prize, Then A Bigger One,” The Boston Globe, 6/19/03)

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"I remember the few years before deployment of the Bradley the Army got the idea that P.C.'s should be more than battle taxis and should be fighting vehicles..."

However the first real IFV was Russian BMP1 constructed in early 60's.