PRES. FREDO: "My job is to protect our troops."
Source: Press Conference, 2/14/2007
REALITY:
Thousands of Army Humvees Lack Armor Upgrade
By Ann Scott Tyson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, February 12, 2007; Page A01
U.S. Army units in Iraq and Afghanistan lack more than 4,000 of the latest Humvee armor kit, known as FRAG Kit 5, according to U.S. officials. ... the upgrade is not scheduled to be completed until this summer, Army officials said.
... the unexpected deployment of five additional Army brigades into Baghdad has created an urgent need for 2,000 Humvees with the new armor.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
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