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Article: Iraqi army needs armored vehicles.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 27, 2005
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Byline: Rowan Scarborough, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The emerging Iraqi army is in dire need of more armored vehicles, an issue largely lost in the two-year debate over U.S. soldiers and Marines who at one time lacked protective gear.
Defense sources say the required number of armored vehicles has not kept pace with the Iraqi army's growth, leaving exposed, newly minted troops to conduct patrols in thin-skinned trucks.
"One of the main things is they don't have much armor at all," said retired Coast Guard officer Michael Kearney, a defense contractor who is working to bolster the force. "Their people are running around in pickup trucks, and they are ...