The troop withdrawal created a ton of surplus armament. Through the so-called “1033 program,” police departments can acquire excess military gear from the Pentagon for free.
Source: https://www.stephensemler.com/p/how-the-iraq-war-turbocharged-police
MRAPs are cramped inside and have shit visibility, but they look tacticool so these chucklefucks will mount up every chance they get, just to sit outside a school and jerk each other off under the camo while kids are getting shot.
ACAB