I am sure you have heard by now about the Pentagon study that came out that showed at least 74 Marines died in Iraq because of insufficient armor plating. The media has been running this report everywhere and insinuating that the soldiers died only because they were denied armor. They are out there blaming President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Hilery has taken the opportunity to show her support for the troops by saying that it is inexcusable to not give our troops the best body armor. OK, fine, I agree, but who decides what the best armor is, politicians in DC or troops on the ground?

As is the case with most stories, there are two sides to it. Thanks to the Main Stream Media you only get one side of the story. Which is how could anyone disagree with the results of the study? We should get the troops more body armor to save lives! But like I said there are two sides to this story.

A lot of our troops have made it clear they don't want to wear any more body armor. Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade are already required to wear Kevlar drapes, knee pads and fire-resistant uniforms. Many troops say they already feel weighed down by it all and are happy to take it all off at the end of the day. One Second Lieutenant even says wearing more body armor would restrict his mobility and actually increase his chances of getting killed.

So once again I ask, who decides what the best armor is, politicians in DC or troops on the ground?