There were LOTS more that were out of site.
That's what I'm wondering. The guy on the bridge was a very visible reminder that they were down in a kill-box. But did they get a hint that there were other people set up on ridgelines 500 to 1000 yds out? Guys that were in cover and well beyond the effective range of the pretty little M4s they were carrying?
Right wrong or otherwise from a legal and moral standpoint the BLM on-scene commander made the right call to get his people out of there in one piece.
I was on the way up..either it was going to be yesterday late afternoon or today, as a fellow had called and told me they really needed help. I live about 2 and 1/2 hours from there.
Then i heard the reports of the agreement and quit “packing” my things...
So, this morn, the fellow called and told me the whole story. those government snipers that were on the hills around there? They were covered by our boys up the mountain sides. They make hits from a long way off-and that aint no lie either.
I was seriously trying to stay away for personal reasons.