i'm actually surprised they're

making this public. why? because of all the prior lies lies and more lies we've had to hear

our brave men and women COULD HAVE been better protected (and still can of course)

but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

we're fucking worrying about wall street and ceo salaries and cars NOT human lives

NOTE: THEY KNEW BEFORE the war started. BEFORE

and we're not just talking deaths here either. we're talking traumatic brain injuries and amputations and more. with the competence of the medics in the field now more of our troops are living BUT AT WHAT COST?

Report: Marines slow to get protective vehicles into Iraq
By Mike Mount
CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Marine Corps knew of the threat posed by roadside bombs before the start of the Iraq war, yet did nothing to buy protective vehicles for troops, according to a report to be released by the Pentagon.

Additionally, Marine leaders in 2005 decided to buy up-armored, or reinforced, Humvees instead of Mine Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles to shield troops in Iraq from mines and other explosives -- a decision that could have cost lives, according to the report obtained Tuesday by CNN.

The report by the Department of Defense inspector general was requested by the Marine Corps in early 2008 after a civilian employee with the service complained that bureaucratic delays undermined the program to develop the armored vehicles.

Inspectors found that the decision not to buy MRAP vehicles in 2005 stopped the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, the agency in charge of finding the best protective vehicle from troops in Iraq, from "developing a course of action ... to attempt to obtain funding for [MRAPs]," according to the report.........