Hillbilly Armor

Well this is what all the fuss is about created during Donald Rumsfelds visit here a few days ago. This is what is referred to as hillbilly armor and the soldier in question who asked the question about why soldiers are having to scrouge for scrap to make improvised armor doors etc. I for one understand that soldiers want to be protected and that the enemy has come to rely on IED's and VBIEDs in their hit and run TTP's. But I feel that Rumsfeld was absolutely correct when he said that you fight with the army you have, not necessarily with what you want it to be. Many of the initial units that went into combat in 2003 operated with no armor at all on their equipment, and yet the military, in response to changing enemy tactics of striking soft targets, began producing armor and up-armor kits for vehicles. This of course doesn't just happen over night and production has steadily increased. It is unrealistic to assume that ever single vehicle that crosses the berm will have armor on it. That would delay movement of troops for months while supply caught up with demand. But that of course is my own opinion of this subject.