Stryker troubles reported - again

Army Reports Flaws in Stryker Transport :
"WASHINGTON -- The Army says it has uncovered many problems with its newest troop transport, a combat vehicle first put into use in Iraq."

I read a detailed report on the shortcomings of the Stryker which was given to US Rep. Jim Saxton (R-NJ) before it was deployed, and it seems this report adds some new ones. This vehicle is an all-around mess and should never have been fielded. But somehow, bad ideas are very hard to kill either on Capitol Hill, at the Pentagon or in the White House. On my cynical days I think the worth of an idea is inversely proportional to its popularity inside the Beltway.