MRAPs Have Saved More Than 2,000 American Lives In Afghanistan

Estimate Of Lives Saved By MRAPs Lowered -- Navy Times/USA Today

WASHINGTON – Armored trucks designed to protect troops from roadside bombs and adapted to conditions in Afghanistan have saved more than 2,000 American lives there, far fewer than the Pentagon estimated last year, according to data released to USA Today.

The Pentagon began speeding Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007 to help counter insurgents’ weapon of choice, the improvised explosive device (IED). IEDs remain the top killer of U.S. troops. Makeshift bombs account for more than 50 percent of U.S. troop deaths, according to the Pentagon.

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My Comment: So .... only 2,000 American lives have been saved. I do not know about you, but 2,000 is still a very good number.