I saw it immediately
the choice of transport vehicle in WWII was often an open air jeep and the guys in it were certainly subject to the dangers that went along with it.
I think to many in Iraq, the more we surround our guys in these futuristic blast-proof cocoons, the more we're seen as cowardly occupiers than any type of liberators.
Were I a parent of a soldier there of course I'd want my child as immune to danger as possible and I don't think Bowser's trying to say we shouldn't do all we can to protect our soldiers. I just think he's trying to point out the perception the different types of vehicles present to the occupied country.
It's completely valid.
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