Joe Biden was at Fr. Bragg today welcoming home troops from Iraq. During the course of his speech he reiterated (almost to death) that Joe Biden is for the troops, he's visited Iraq before, and he's all for their safety and the preservation of this image... During the course of the speech, Biden made reference to how he fought for the MRAP vehicle to be brought overseas to help our troops (MRAP is a vehicle that carries more troops in a single load and has a V-shaped hull to protect against IED attacks). This is all well and good too, right? Wrong. Biden knowingly voted in favor of the MRAP despite a variety of faults the vehicle has. 1st the thing is too damn big to fit down the streets in Iraq and Afghanistan. Second, the thing has protection for IED's up to Frag 5. Current IED's go up to Frag 6, which means when he voted for it, he knew it was ill prepared to protect the troops as is. The most staggering flaw in the vehicle is its slow moving pace too. To put it simply, when this vehicle gets attacked by anything more than a Frag 5 IED, it becomes an ill defended sitting duck, with more vulnerable troops inside. It seems facts are easily set aside when a donation from BAE is given to your ill fated presidential run, or when trying to win a debate against Sarah Palin.
Check out this video's comments from the troops. Notice also in the video how nimble this armored vehicle is moving over shallow slopes and bumps. I'm sure the troops are happy with this glorified Budget Rent-a-Van (at least a van allows them to maneuver through streets without pulling down electrical wires).
note: Sarah Palin image is not actually Sarah Palin, but who cares...
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