Donald Trump unwittingly lit the fuses of combat veterans from the wars in\u00a0Afghanistan and Iraq when he decided to talk IEDs during a pre-caucus rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The controversial quote came while Trump discussed the situation for troops on the ground in the Middle East, as told to him by a friend’s son.\u00a0According\u00a0to the young combat vet, Trump said, “the enemy has the good stuff” because when American troops attempt to give equipment to\u00a0parties perceived as being U.S. allies on the ground, they instead rob U.S. forces. Trump, looking to emphasize the severity of the equipment loss, decided to praise Humvees as part of said “good stuff.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If a bomb goes off, our wounded warriors, instead of losing their legs, their arms, worse, they’re okay,” Trump told the crowd. “They go for a little ride upward, and they come down. The best stuff, all gone. Taken by the enemy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n