[Burkeman1]

I just find it a little suspicious that the first coordinated and sustained attack from these "insugents" in months was against a convoy loaded with money. If the reports of this fire fight are accurate- the attackers had mustered 70 to 100 men for this ambush. The insurgents thus far have not been able to muster anything like those numbers for such a large and sustained fire fight. But a criminal gang could and could do so without rousing suspicion or be picked up by our intel. I think we would have seen smaller engagements and incremental increases in attacks by the insurgents. This seems like too big of a leap for them. Just my two cents worth. I would like to know how much money the troops were delivering to see if it would be worth it for a large gang of criminals to risk such a large "armed robbery" attempt.

[Gumption]

Even without considering monetary value involved the propaganda value of the robbery would be immense. Then think about the havoc it would reap on the local economy with all that extra money floating around.