CBS Exposes Bush Admin’s ‘Outrageous Delay’ In Providing Marines With Bomb-Resistant Vehicle

[cal04]

While President Bush has been busy politically demagoging funding for the troops, CBS Evening News highlighted a disturbing report tonight that the administration waited over a year before acting on a “priority 1 urgent” request to send blast-resistant vehicles to Iraq, the so-called Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.

Calling it “an outrageous delay,” CBS noted, “The Marines in the field asked for 1,200 MRAPs in February 2005 — but so far, they’ve received less than 100.” The report also noted that the problem is widespread and systemic:

A Marine Corps document obtained by the Associated Press says that of 100 requests for critical gear sent in last year, less than 10 have been filled. It blames red tape and the failure of bureaucrats to take risks.

“Unnecessary delays cause … deaths and injuries,” the document says — and nowhere is it more true than with MRAP.

Watch it:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/25/cbs-on-mrap/

[Solly Mack]

1. snort

already happening

just saying

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Looks outside

nope, pigs ain't flying

So what the fuck, the press actually attemtping to do its job?

[Grandrose]

3. K&R

:kick:

[hippiechick]

4. Who makes them, how much do they cost, and ...

... what are their ties to CBS? Sounds like they want 'in' on the war profiteering.

:shrug:

[Cha]

5. cbs does this but it fires

General Baptiste? What's up?

[dflprincess]

6. Katie's ratings are tanking

and they may have noticed that Olbermann's are up. Perhaps they're starting think that covering up for Bush isn't profitable.

[Cha]

7. Yeah, Moonves! Beg, borrow, or

buy a CLUE!~ GEEZE, ya think!~ :silly: :think:

[Telly Savalas]

8. Since Congress has such a hard on for funding the war

Perhaps they should have stepped in to deal with this back in January.

[cal04]

9. Red Tape Blamed For Iraq Equipment Void

18,000 Life-Saving Heavy-Duty Armored Vehicles Needed — But Will It Take Two Years To Get Them?

(snip)
Called an MRAP, for mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle, it can survive roadside bombs because of a V-shaped chassis that deflects explosions better than the Humvee and has won the highest possible accolade from the commandant of the Marine Corps, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.

"We have yet to have a Marine killed in the al Anbar Province who is riding inside an MRAP," Top Marine commander Gen. James Conway said.

Marines in the field asked for 1,200 MRAPs in February 2005 — but so far, they've received less than 100. Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to know what's taking so lon

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/25/eveningnews/main2853203.shtml

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/25/marines.critical.gear.ap/index.html

[indepat]

10. Just another cost for the joy of having 'pukes control all levers of power

[badgerpup]

11. Kick this up, people. It could be a Sign or something...

The MSM is actually starting to do its job...
:wow:




:kick:

[mod mom]

12. Just keep asking who is profitting from this war.

[EFerrari]

13. They never disappoint, do they. K&R

:mad: