by TChris

Your tax dollars at work:

Sen. Evan Bayh said Wednesday the Army needs to buy more Indiana-made Humvees to better protect soldiers in Iraq.

A cynic might say that Sen. Bayh is more interested in helping his home state's economy than in protecting troops -- hence the desire to buy "Indiana-made" vehicles rather than other forms of armored transportation.

There are better ways to protect our soldiers. One option is to accede to the desires of the Iraqi citizenry, 60 percent of whom "want the US and its allies to leave immediately, even if it means the security situation will deteriorate." Another option is to stop killing innocent Iraqi civilians, which can only result in ill-will and increased violence against U.S. soldiers.

US troops ... are seen by most Iraqis as "uncaring, dangerous and lacking in respect for the country's people, religion and traditions."

"One specific Iraqi complaint against US troops is the widespread perception – whether correct or incorrect – that they have been indiscriminate in their use of force when civilians are nearby," said Gallup's director of international polling, Richard Burkholder.