Monks - The second best tank in the game?

[Spyder73]

Didnt read through thread so this may have been discussed, but Monks are pretty sh!t tanks until geared out at higher levels and fighting things they are higher level than. Can a monk tank? Under the right circumstances, sure. Are they better than warrior/pal/sK? Short answer is no. if a monk is a viable tank in a situation, chances are so would a Bards/Sk/Pal/War/Rng/Rog of similar gear levels