A REVIEW OF THE MARINES’ NEW MRAP COMBAT VEHICLE, and it’s kinda lukewarm: “On the good side, it is obviously better equipped to resist blast-type mines and IEDs than any other vehicle in the inventory. On top of the increased protection, the MRAP has a fantastic communications system installed, much better than what we had in our Humvee. . . . For a motorized infantry mission, however, the MRAP’s shortcomings are many. . . . The MRAP is a vehicle that is well-suited for a particular niche, but due to pressure from people such as our lawmakers in Congress, it has been pressed into service in roles that it is not suited for.”