Bush Administration Fails To Fulfill Promise To Troops, Armored Vehicles Fall Short Of Promise

Bush really supports the troops....but only about half as much as he promised. That's the disturbing fact in the latest report on the delivery of armored MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicles to the war zone. The Pentagon had ordered 3500 of the roadside-bomb resistant vehicles, but the contractor will only have about 1500 delivered by years end.

Troops have been begging for this kind of thing from the early days of the war. The Humvee makes a poor defense against mines since they have little armor. Troops have been scavenging waste dumps for armor plating and retrofitting the vehicles themselves in the meantime.

If this kind of support is any indication of how much Bush cares for our men and women fighting his war, then he's just paying lip service. No surprise there.