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This does not sound like a very good idea to me. I think you hit the nail on the head. These tanks are going to be in sand where tracks are needed.

sheeeeeesh what the he$$ is the matter with his head?

Yes, it is a boondoggle, but slightly more expensive and in operation unlike the York.
And it only stands to get bigger.

The other insanity was the 'expansion' of the Stryker's role to be a one to one replacement for tanks. It is not a tank, and cannot do the task as the ones responsible for this are claiming.
It is a lightly armored troop carrier on the order of the old M113.
And it isn't even as capable as that old design was.

Shinseki (in MY opinion) should've been taken out back and put out of his misery.
But that isn't legal, and it's too good for him.
He deserves to be cashiered out with dishonor.
But for that to happen, unfortunately some troops need to die and blame for the vehicle's failure needs to be put where it lays.
At Shinseki's feet.
Sad and disgusting way to put it, but it is the truth.
Unfortunately, some lower ranking soldier will and up being the sacrificial goat in his place.