Word: armoring
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...part of Europe's rising fortunes. Even though at times it looks improbable, the E.U. keeps advancing. Marcelle Viale Nice, France The Army We Have TIME said a reporter helped army specialist Thomas Wilson craft the question he asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about U.S. troops having inadequately armored vehicles [Dec. 20]. That should in no way detract from the seriousness of the shortages and the problems that our troops are facing in combat in Iraq. It does not make Rumsfeld's answer - "You go to war with the Army you have" - less callous or arrogant. And it certainly does...
...Improvising in the military, like using scrap material to add protection to vehicles, has always been necessary during battle. Toward the end of October 2003, soldiers had already addressed the issue of needing armor for their vehicles, especially humvees. While waiting for official testing and deployment of armor approved by the Department of Defense, we immediately took measures to protect our soldiers. As contingency contracting officers, we sought, obtained, tested and procured from a couple of Iraqi vendors 1/4-in.-thick steel armor that stopped ballistics, including AK-47 rounds and shrapnel. Many officers and soldiers have said the local Iraqi...
...honest answer from Rumsfeld would have gone like this: "You lack armor because we are incompetent. We expected smiles and flowers, not improvised explosive devices, suicide bombers, hatred and looting. We ignored the generals who said we would need 200,000 troops. Now you must pay for our miscalculations with your lives and limbs. Sorry." Richard Phelan McGregor, Texas...
...flip side of that coin was the Harvard power play squaring off against the Brown penalty kill, ranked first in all of Division I at the start of the game. The top power-play unit, though, was able to find the chinks in the Bears armor, converting two power-play chances...
...security officials, politicians and civilians, they have also expanded their capability to hurt U.S. forces. The suicide bombing of a Mosul mess tent last month that killed 18 Americans may have seized the headlines, but equally disturbing are three roadside bombings in the past week in which two Bradley armored vehicles and an Abrams tank have been destroyed by improvised explosive devices, killing their occupants. Observers believe the insurgents may now be building more powerful bombs in order to tackle U.S. armor...