Have any of our adversaries been equipped with body armor? Ever?
Our soldiers have encountered many foes wearing body armor, even in the Middle East. But let�s not forget, you don�t arm your army to fight the last war, you arm them to fight the next war. And if half-arsed terrorists in 3rd world chit holes are managing to come up with body armor, you can bet that if we ever face a well armed army we�ll face widespread use of body armor. After all, we are talking about the NEXT service pistol�I would hope the next pistol would be ready for the next war.