tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post532419692282565279..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Israel to provide armored vehicles to U.S. Marines in IraqFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-50504333582023500912007-03-02T13:05:00.000-08:002007-03-02T13:05:00.000-08:00Ummmm, the Italians for sports cars and scooters, ...Ummmm, the Italians for sports cars and scooters, the Israelis for armor, I think!Freedom Fighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-2901386811818044042007-03-01T13:24:00.000-08:002007-03-01T13:24:00.000-08:00and in a related matter:from strategy page:March 1...and in a related matter:<BR/>from strategy page:<BR/><I><BR/>March 1, 2007: Italian firm Iveco has a produced a new Light Multirole Vehicle (LMV), for the Italian army, and several foreign customers. The seven ton, 4x4 vehicle is another design influenced by the success of armored hummers being used in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Italian army has ordered 1,210 LMVs, and will receive 500 this year. A few have already been sent to Afghanistan. Belgium and Britain have each ordered 400, and Norway has bought 25.</I><BR/><BR/>what on earth is the italian so-called army going to do with 1210 up armored vehicles?<BR/>given previous posts by ff regarding the italian surrender to.....who is it the italians have surrendered to this time?<BR/>themselves?<BR/>i guess the boys up at ferrari just don't have enough to do.<BR/>that brings up another question, who do you want to buy your APC from, the italians or the jooos?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com