Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter presents Vice President Joe Biden with a model of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle after a transition ceremony at the Pentagon, Oct. 1, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
Pentagon Salutes Itself for Armored Truck It Didn’t Want In The First Place -- Danger Room
In a saner world, the Pentagon wouldn’t throw itself a party to celebrate its purchase of thousands of bomb-resistant trucks it didn’t want in the first place. The story of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP) is a story of a bureaucracy that was first indifferent to the specialized, armored truck; then got pushed into buying it; and then congratulated itself for all the lives it saved in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet on Monday afternoon, officers, bureaucrats, and even the vice president packed into the Pentagon auditorium to pat themselves on the back for the success of all the MRAPs the Pentagon resisted.
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More News On The MRAP
Biden, Carter Applaud ‘Team MRAP’ as Production Ends -- US Department of Defense
Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars -- Air Force Times/USA Today
US hails war vehicle that saved lives, bypassed bureaucracy -- The Australian/AFP
Pentagon shuts MRAP production line -- DoD Buzz
Biden hails success of bomb-resistant military vehicles -- Washington Times
Biden, Carter praise MRAPs during Pentagon ceremony -- Stars and Stripes
VP Biden Heaps Praise on MRAP -- National Defense
WNU Editor: David Axe has a must read article on the MRAP. That link is here.
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