armor is the reason that another group of soldiers defied orders a few weeks ago.
i thought rumsfeld recovered fairly well, although he paused long enough to allow for supporting applause...and the fact that we don't have the ideal army for the job is due to a variety of decisions made in post-Saddam Iraq (coupled with the rush to begin fighting). the situation is bad and the defense department holds a lot of the responsibility. but it is good that rumsfeld is at least engaging the troops.
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