Andy Dingley wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 09:02:45 -0600, "Swingman"
wrote:

Horse****, Andy ...RPG's have been around for a long time and to
state they
were not "expected" is either spin or ignorance, but ludicrous in
either
case.

So why are the Americans taking so many casualties from them ?

Expense. A proper armored personel carrier like the Strycker is
much more expensive than a Humvee plus a half dozen body bags.

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