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I fail to see how thats novel or noteworthy... Every single military purchase is dependent on jobs in the right districts. In fact its a major problem in terms of bloat, value+ features, and the military getting things it doesn't need.
it was sarcasm......
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it was sarcasm......
My mistake then, chalk it up to a caffeine buzz dying out.
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Armor is expensive, and the HMMWV is a relative death trap.

I don't believe the vehicle they are referring as being too heavy for Afghan roads is the HMMWV, but rather the MRAP.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRAP_(armored_vehicle)
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I don't believe the vehicle they are referring as being too heavy for Afghan roads is the HMMWV, but rather the MRAP.
Nah my original comment was in response to a reference in the relative price of the vehicle to a civilian H2. Not about the armor/weight/speed tradeoff
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