Um, someone needs to tell the social media guy at the U.S. embassy in Cairo that the MRAP — short for “Mine Resistant Ambush Protected” is not a “tank.” It’s an armored personnel carrier specifically designed to protect soldiers from IEDs and mines:
U.S. delivers first batch of MRAP tanks to help #Egypt combat terrorism & promote stability. https://t.co/tgHqJISCED pic.twitter.com/zlFfBQyHcV
— US Embassy Cairo (@USEmbassyCairo) May 12, 2016
Odds are the Cairo embassy PAO is getting an earful from both State and DoD for saying we gave Egypt "tanks" https://t.co/fwVvHzfGFe
— Ben Kesling (@bkesling) May 14, 2016
Since when is an MRAP a Tank? https://t.co/OyxKLiWNuF
— Chris (@AllMilitaryNews) May 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/mrglenn/status/731278309909139456
The MRAPs were given free to Egypt as part of the “U.S. Department of Defense’s Excess Defense Articles grant program.”
Here’s a screenshot for when it’s deleted:
