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This makes my blood boil!

Earlier this year, the U.S. Army awarded one of its favored defense contractors, Raytheon, a $70 million contract to develop a new system to combat rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), which have killed nearly 40 Americans in Afghanistan and more than 130 in Iraq.

Sounds like good news, doesn't it? ...Until you read the entire investigative piece from NBC's Lisa Myers. The part of the investigation is this: "Army shuns system to combat RPGs." Very clearly, the anti-RPG system we are paying Raytheon to develop is already available from Rafael (an Israeli company). Not only is the system available, it has been tested and proven to work all ready!

For those of you who prefer video, here's the video of the story as it aired on NBC Nightly News tonight.

Our brave men and women in uniform are dying in RPG attacks and military brass are playing games with defense contractors?! I don't fully trust the MSM any more than anyone else with a brain, so please tell me this isn't true. Someone please tell me that there is a darned good reason we aren't buying and rapidly deploying the Trophy system.

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Anonymous said…
Chick, you are doing a superb job. Especially appreciate your promotion of the Fair Tax. Keep up the excellent work!
9/07/2006 04:33:00 PM
Jefferson said…
It probably comes back to some kind of stupid rule put in place by Clinton people.
9/15/2006 10:57:00 PM
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