While it's true there have been elements of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Iraq giving bomb making expertise to insurgents, to imply that the beginning of the Iraqi quagmire was low tech weapons-wise is completely false.

When a call for jihad goes out, radical muslims come from all around to join in. In this case, it's common knowledge that many war-hardened Chechyans joined in, bringing tactics and materials that are potent threats to our guys to this day.


If anyone has any definitive links as to who is to blame for this shortage, feel free to provide them. To me, at this point, I'd be more apt to suspect the Pentagon brass and the White House as they're the ones with an established history of failing to provide our troops with what they need, be it armor or other crucial things - like tangible objectives and an exit strategy. May I remind you all that Donald Rumsfeld squashed any talk of that in 'his' Pentagon, and furthermore put out a memo threatening to fire anyone devoting time on said exit strategy. And let's not forget his infamous, callous remark of "You go to war with the army you have, not the army you want."
Privately owned military suppliers here stateside have proven themselves to be utterly devoted to the troops and extremely proud and confidant in their work.

Were I a betting man, my money would be on the government as the culprit here.