Stryker Losses in Iraq Raise Questions

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A string of heavy losses from powerful roadside bombs has raised new questions about the vulnerability of the Stryker, the Army's troop-carrying vehicle hailed by supporters as the key to a leaner, more mobile force.

Since the Strykers went into action in violent Diyala province north of Baghdad two months ago, losses of the vehicles have been rising steadily, U.S. officials said.

A single infantry company in Diyala lost five Strykers this month in less than a week, according to soldiers familiar with the losses, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to release the information. The overall number of Strykers lost recently is classified.

In one of the biggest hits, six American soldiers and a journalist were killed when a huge bomb exploded beneath their Stryker on May 6. It was the biggest one-day loss for the battalion in more than two years.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6630700,00.html

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1. No Matter What DOD said this things where not ready to be deployed at all

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2. Dear friends at the DOD, it's called "Stryker" because it's designed for quick attacks...

...NOT patroling occupied urban territory against a well armed/trained insurgency.

If it were, it would be called "Defender", or some such shit.

Those boys down at the DOD are either total dipshits, or just Salesmen for the Military Industrial Complex.

My bet is on the latter.