http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,74425,00.html
"Untold numbers of servicemembers residing off base will see their next paycheck shrink by as much as $250 -- and many of them may not even know the blow is coming." Marine Corps News
It is not in dispute that up to 1/3 of Humvees in Iraq still lack adequate armor and that roadside IED's are the greatest danger to our troops. 5 GI's were killed by IED's in 2 incidents.
It is not in dispute that some troops have had to send home for combat armor.
It is not in dispute the US has so little control in Iraq that the current startegy is to pull into fortified bases to try and minimize casualties.