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Military officials said they had originally decided against using the extra plates because they were concerned they added too much weight to the vests or constricted the movement of soldiers.
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Sounds to me like the Pentagon is saying they chose mobility over extra protection. Not being in the military, I have no idea whether mobility is a greater advantage in an urban warfare setting than protection...but it is tough to defend a decision that could have saved that many lives.
In the end, however, I get more revved up over the decisions made regarding HumVee armoring. That is a classic SNAFU.