Half a dozen tries after trying to respond on dailykos.com itself and failing - maybe it doesn't like long comments?
here are some facts about whether the Landrieu amendment was for body armor or not.
See http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/9/22/11411/2758 for the context.
The Congressional Record, March 20, 2003, shows how Sen. Landrieu wanted the $1 billion allocated. No body armor. Mediamatters may have a case with the later Dodd amendment. But factcheck.org is right on the Landrieu amendment. Here is specifically what she asked the Senate to vote for; what press releases say doesn't compare to the very specific stuff she told the Senate.
STRATEGIC EQUIPMENT, WEAPONS, AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ
Service--System
Cost
Air Force Reserve
WC-130J Radar--Upgrades Reserve Radar to specifications needed by Active forces
$50,000,000
F-16 LITENING II AT Upgrade Modification--Provides Reserve Tactical Fighters with same radar upgrades as active forces; reserve fighters flying same missions
16,200,000
F-16 LITENING II AT Pod Procurement--Provides Reserve Tactical Fighters with same radar upgrades as active forces; reserve fighters flying same missions
14,400,000
A-10 TARGETING PODS--Provides Reserve Tactical Fighters with same radar upgrades as active forces; reserve fighters flying same missions
48,000,000
B-52 TARGETING PODS--Provides Reserve B-52s with same radar upgrades as active B-52s; performing same missions
4,800,000
TACTICAL RADIOS--Provides radio upgrades for interoperability with active forces
14,900,000
Land Mobile Radio Infrastructure
12,000,000
Total
160,300,000
Navy Reserve:
VAW-78--EC-2 Squadron--Funding Prohibits decommissioning in FY05 of this currently deployed unit
10,160,000
VFA-203--F/A-18 Squadron--Funding prohibits decommissioning in FY04 of this currently deployed unit
20,110,000
Littoral Surveillance System--Procures one additional system to upgrade port surveillance by Navy Reserve
14,500,000
F/A-18 Advanced Targeting FLIR--Procures radars for 5 squadrons to make compatible with Active Navy
14,700,000
P-3 Aircraft Improvement Program (AIP)--Would upgrade 28 of 42 Reserve P-3s to have same capabilities as Actives; AIP allows P-3s to better operate against surface combatants and improve surveillance and targeting
29,700,000
P-3 Block Modification Upgrade Program (BMUP)--Brings all Reserve P-3s into compliance with each other, not Actives--gives all Reserve P-3s similar computers and acoustics sensors
33,000,000
F/A-18 ECP 560 Precision Guided Munitions Upgrade--Provides 1 Reserve F/A Squadron with precision guided munitions similar to Active F-18.
33,240,000
CBR-D Equipment Storage and Logistics--Funds shortfall of 10,000 bio-chem suits for Navy Reservists
8,000,000
Total
163,410,000
Army Reserve:
High Frequency Radios (Interoperability for Special Ops Reservists)
57,138,816
M-4 Rifles
1,200,000
M-16 Rifles
1,200,000
Tactical Electrical Power (5-60KW)TQG
5,404,000
Tactical Electrical Power (3KW)TQG
3,000,000
Truck Tractor Line Haul
12,420,000
Improved Ribbon Bridge
22,400,000
Truck Cargo PLS 10X10 M1075 (T40999)
6,936,000
Trailer PLS 8X20 M1075 (T93761)
1,320,000
Spreader Bituminous Module PLS 2500 Gal. (S13546)
2,080,000
Mixer Concrete
1,375,000
Dump Body Module
3,496,000
Engineer Mission Module Water Distributor
9,630,000
Airborne/Air Assault Scraper (S30039)
7,575,000
Distributor Water Self-Propelled 2500 Gal.
2,970,000
Truck Transporter Common Bridge (CBT) (T91308)
8,360,000
Truck Dump 20 Ton
7,215,000
Generator Smoke Mechanical
11,667,600
Tent Expandable Modular (Surgical)
729,000
Total
166,116,416
Army National Guard:
Black Hawk Helicopters
223,200,000
SINCGARS (Radio Systems)
34,900,000
Air National Guard:
F-16 Targeting Pods
35,100,000
A-10 Targeting Pods
70,200,000
C-130H2 AN/APN-241 Radar
24,500,000
F-15 AIFF/IFF (Data Link Systems)
31,300,000
F-15 220E Engine Kits
98,000,000
Total
517,200,000
Marine Corps Reserve:
Reserve Training Center Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Mobile, AL
8,000,000
Reserve Tank Maintenance Facility, Columbia, South Carolina
3,800,000
Reserve Training Center Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Camp Lejeune, NC
8,100,000
Uniform and Equipment needs
13,200,000
Weapons System Repairs
7,300,000
Total
40,400,000
Grand total
1,047,426,416
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