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I don't think Rumsfeld really did care very much about the troops. That, or he is the worst planner in the history of humans planning things in advance.
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Really? wow that's one HELL of a statement.
How about Hitler's army not ordering winter clothing before invading Russia (tens of thousands dead because of cold alone... much worse than one). How about sending people to the front lines with only half to quarter the normal ammo (Battle of the Bulge relief forces). How about marching an army into the desert with no water, and with no knowledge of any oasies along the way (various crusades, napoleon's trip to tripoly). How about invading a country with only foot soldiers against an army of pure cavalry archers, leaving no way to get the other side to commit to a fight... only firing volley after volly to get torn apart (Romans invading Parthia). How about marching an army into an ambush so large it took 3 days of non-stop fighting to end the killing (Romans invading Germany). How about stopping the bombing of British airbases (on the verge of total collapse) and going after London, giving the air corps time to train new pilots (Battle of Britain).
I could go on...
Look the Hummer replaced the Jeep, it DOES have a lot more armor that the Jeep did. We planned to use it in very mobile warfare, the warfare changed, something we werent entirely sure we'd have to adapt completely to. But in no way does it come close to being as bad as you're implying.