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Those that have made up their minds will not be swayed, nor is that my intent.
But for those to whom it matters, the Humvee was never intended to go into combat, so it is performing exactly as designed.
Soldiers cheering when someone gets to air a beef does not a mass rebellion make.
Since Humvee's are being called into such service, without knowing exactly how fast these vehicles are being armored, how many need to be armored, the logistics, etc, it is premature to make the conclusions some are making.
The snafu's of WW2 and the heroic effort of those soldiers doesn't logically lead to any conclusion that these troops are somehow 'less committed'. From all accounts I've read, the greater majority of these soldiers are as committed to this war as their forefathers were to their war and perhaps even more, considering that this is a conscript army and that one was not.
The survivability of our troops is the highest is has ever been and the speed at which this army advanced is the fastest perhaps in history. Yet some people say that this war is akin to Viet Nam.
Again, I don't expect to change any minds, but those who wish, can ponder these points.
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"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis
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