April 17, 2004

MSNBC’s Michael Moran has received numerous letters from soldiers and their families in response to his column critical of the use of unamoured US Army Humvees in Iraq. Like Moran they are highly critical of the use of these unamoured vehicles on patrol. He notes that a 1997 study in response to loss of 18 U.S. troops in Mogadishu, Somalia stated that the reliance on soft-skinned Humvees "needlessly put their troops in harms way without the proper equipment to successfully complete the mission." As part of efforts to get more amoured Humvees to Iraq faster the United States has requested and Israel has agreed to divert an order of amoured Humvees by the Israel Defense Forces to the US. 3:46:29 PM