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To: Hoa Hao who wrote (133187)8/18/2005 12:29:02 PM
From: unclewest  Respond to of 793693
 
Gotta admit the SEALS have big ones.

There they had 4 men surrounded and heavily engaged by a well trained and superior enemy force.

The solution? Fly in 8 more SEALS to rescue the four.

And, I bet every SEAL in the AO was trying to volunteer for that OP.

What may not be obvious is a few days later they did go back in, track down, and confront that Taliban unit. End of story.



To: Hoa Hao who wrote (133187)8/18/2005 2:32:19 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793693
 
The headquarters could see that the TEAM was encircled by bad guys and that the enemy was too close to the SEALs to use Air Force close air support

I question this. I think the problem is that either the Seals didn't have the capability to call in JDAM bombs, or the AF didn't have them available. They are accurate to within 10 feet. In this desperate of a situation, I think they should have been used.


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