Is the scarcity of kevlar gear for our troops possibly attributable to...

[henslee]

the economic reality that "a body bag is a lot cheaper than years of rehabilitaiton?

[Wonk]

1. re: years of rehabilitation

A higher ratio of troops are surviving with wounds that would have been fatal in earlier wars. We have better on scene first aid and quicker evacs than ever before.
(afaik)

on edit: They shouldn't have been over there in the first place like they are, imho. This war was based on lies.

[kodi]

2. still believe in santa claus too?

ecomomic realities are that not enough gear was ordered and they take time to manufacture.

[Must_B_Free]

3. maybe it's all reserved

for domestic purposes

[MinnFats]

4. that occurred to me, too. Frightening, isn't it?

i have stopped scoffing at my nutty conspiracy-theorty friends and acquaintances when they talk about riot control and urban guerilla combat training going on at abandoned air force bases......but that;s just silly talk, right?