[DanUCSB]

This popped into my head earlier today from something Col. Moroney mentioned in a different thread. It seems like before the Stryker was fielded, all that you could hear was how it was a boondoggle, useless on the modern battlefield, a poor-man's Bradley, too big to fit into aircraft, unsurvivable, so on.

Since Iraq, however, all I've been hearing are the good things. It's quiet, has more mobility than a Bradley, is pretty survivable, etc. However, I have the sinking suspicion that where I'm hearing this all from is the same folks who have a vested interest in making it look good.

So here's the question. Has anyone out there used one of these things? Personal experience? Is this a useful, viable vehicle for a serious battlefield, or, as Col. Moroney said, "just the new gamma goat"?