[middle-east] troops 'deliberately under-equipped' in the middle-east

Interesting that the Beeb ran the piece [below] on shoddy equipment because I took a swipe at this business with my question in an earlier post: 'Why are the Dragonsuits [Dragon Skins] not allowed?' So to today's article by the Beeb:

British troops fighting in Iraq urgently need better-protected patrol vehicles to prevent more being killed by roadside bombs, MPs have warned. The all-party defence committee said the "under-equipped" soldiers needed more ... read more here.