Rumsfeld blows off question from troops about their need for more armor

Fire the man, now.

From The New Republic

Q: Sir, my unit, the 2nd Brigade -- (inaudible) -- Cav, we have five out of the six red zones in this country. And with the up- armored humvees, the new -- (off mike) -- humvees they're bringing over with the -- (inaudible) -- those doors are not as good as the ones on the up-armored humvees -- (inaudible). We even lost quite -- we lost some soldiers due to them, and we're trying to make a change -- (inaudible). The question is, are we going to get more up-armored humvees?

And the second question I wanted to ask is, they have the new -- (inaudible) -- vests out that covers your -- (inaudible). We need those because we have taken some casualties due to the shrapnel from IEDs going through the side. The front parts are good, but the sides are not. Thank you.

General Myers's answer: "We're trying to get them to you as fast as we can." Rumsfeld declined to field that one.

No, a sheriff in Florida (see post further down) is trying to get them to you as fast as he can. No idea what the hell Rummy or Myers are doing at all.