No Stryker units are ready yet. Any Liberian intervention will be from a Marine MEU(SOC). In addition to the Marines, probably more important, are the naval and aviation assets.

i thought we had a stryker birgade ready now...must have been wrong...thus is life

with air and marine assets, i dont think a 2.5 hour mortar barrage would be possible.

There is a Stryker brigade that has completed NTC and JITC(?) training. It was scheduled to go to Iraq during the summer, but that date has been pushed back to fall. There is a second, that has been equipped, but hasn't finished (or even started?) training yet.

Can a machete take out a Stryker?

Wouldn't Lyberia be a nice place to use stryker units in? It has no tanks or aircraft to oppose the US forces. Plenty of rpg's though! PS. Having an "unfair" adavantage and winning easily is the whole point of strategy/tactics so no tanks and aircraft opposing is a GOOD!! thing.