The Washington Post is reporting the top U.S. commander in Iraq, complained to the Pentagon last winter that his supply situation was so poor that it threatened the Army’s ability to fight. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez wrote in a letter to top Army officials, that the situation was so severe, “I cannot continue to support sustained combat operations with rates this low.” Sanchez also complained that 36,000 soldiers were still waiting protective inserts to upgrade their body armour. Meanwhile the Knight Ridder news agency reports the Bush administration last year failed to provide some 100,000 additional U.S. troops that American military commanders originally wanted to help restore order and reconstruct Iraq.