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To: LindyBill who wrote (7846)	9/13/2003 8:10:12 AM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

"Helicopters. The only American weapon that performed poorly in Gulf War II was the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter—in its only massed assault, 30 out of 32 were shot up, mainly by Iraqi small-arms fire, and had to scurry back to base, most of them in disrepair. Yet the budget includes $777 million to keep buying Apaches. It also includes $1.1 billion for initial procurement of the RAH-66 Commanche scout-and-reconnaissance helicopter. Given that unmanned drones, like the Predator and Global Hawk, are cheaper, more effective, and less dangerous, maybe the Commanche can be shut down for a bit, too. " I thought the reason they were brought down in that one fight was lack of ground support.. These helicopters were designed to have ground support and they went in without it.. A hard lesson learned.