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2004 Archive: The Rumsfeld “Armor” Quote

Why did Donald Rumsfeld say “You go to war with the army you have”? To remind the troops that if they wanted actual armored plates, they should have asked for them before the insurgency started.

Part of the 37 Military Jokes: The 2004 “Hillbilly Armor & Urban Grinder” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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⏳ Time Capsule: This is how we rolled in the first two decades of the internet

@GameBoy_Color10/17/2000 16:04Brilliant! Like playing in full color for the first time.
@Encarta_Explorer12/27/2013 20:35I looked up "funny" and it showed me this page.
@Project_Mayhem06/22/1999 00:19Our first rule: Laugh at everything.
@Shagadelic_9711/11/2001 01:30This joke is very shagadelic, man!
@Prestige_World_W08/26/1996 15:56Boats ’n Hoes! (And jokes).
@Noob_Slayer_X06/25/1995 21:01Even a noob would find this funny. Great stuff.
@Jackie_Chan_Wut12/12/2005 08:49My mind is blown by how funny this is.
@Anonymous_User01/30/2012 16:25We are many. We are laughing.

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