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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (158705)	1/22/2003 1:07:58 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579729

Ted, I'm not talking about the merits of the case. That's for the court-martial to decide, specifically those who are familiar with under-fire scenarios. But it just seems to me that the general is hanging these two pilots out to dry just to save his political bacon. After all, he's the one heading the investigation, and it's a lot better for him to pin the blame on two individuals instead of the bigger picture. First off, I don't see how you can separate the merits of the case from whatever you think the Gen. is doing? But importantly, if you listen to the tapes, the exchange is damning. As Mani put it, they simply didn't listen to the orders that were given. By law, a pilot can override orders if he/she feels his/her craft and crew are at risk. But like Mani also pointed out, all they needed to do was change altitude but instead they dropped bombs. ted