Sounds like somebody's off message again…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of roadside bomb attacks by insurgents against U.S. military supply convoys in Iraq has doubled in the past year, the general in charge of logistics for American military forces in Iraq said on Friday.

Apparently somebody cut the French guy out of the 'last throes' loop, but Brig. Gen. Yves Fontaine, US Army, does have some better news about the transportation units under his command.

"Because we've up-armored our vehicles, the casualties have decreased significantly, even though the IED attacks have increased significantly. So now our soldiers are safe in their Humvees and their trucks, and they walk out of the incidents when the incident occurs."

Of course, Gen. Fontaine knows that armor works when you use it, if you have it, but tell it to the Marines. Maybe someday Rummy will set the standard for the rigs that move troops as high as he's got it for equipment convoys now...