Why The Republican Party is Bad for America - #9

Unprepared for the insurgency, the US military sent its soldiers out to fight in Iraq primarily with unarmored Humvees that failed to protect their passengers from the roadside bombs and IEDs that were used throughout the country. Desperate soldiers used anything they could to fortify the vehicles. One officer was quoted by the New York Times: "It was pitiful. Everything was just slapped-on armor, just homemade, not armor that was given us through the normal logistical system." It was not until more than three years into the war that armored vehicles became the norm.