Two House Armed Services subcommittees today recommended more spending for equipment to protect special operations soldiers in the field, vehicles that can resist roadside bombs, and additional ships and submarines for the Navy. The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee by voice vote forwarded to the full Armed Services Committee its $23.3 billion section of the fiscal 2008 defense authorization measure (HR 1585), including a $210 million increase in funding for the U.S. Special Operations Command. The panel’s recommendations mirrored those of three other subcommittees in efforts to shift military spending toward bolstering a force devastated by four years of...