IEDs killed USS Freedom?

http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_aerospacedaily_story.jsp?id=news/LCSC01177.xml
> Lockheed Martin said the cost increases were driven by three factors -
> first-of-class costs, the change from commercial construction
> standards to naval vessel rules standards, and vendor issues. The
> vendor issues included the fact that certain propulsion gear wasn't
> cut correctly, and also that certain high-grade steel needed for LCS
> was being monopolized for up-armor Humvees.

So Rummy's failure to plan for life after Saddam caused a work stoppage for his pet ship project?

-HJC
P.S.: When was the last all-steel minesweeper built anyway?
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