[cherokee1]

You do indeed get my drift but I apparently didn't make my "cluster " concern clear. I have all the faith in the world in the guys on the ground---it's the rescue effort that's starting to sound "Carterish". Whoever ordered the rescue had to know whether the squad took fire. They had to know if their camp was on a cliff. They had to know something of the size of the tribe the squad spotted and they had to know, therefore, the 47's would take fire if they came in hi and proud. There's an odd reason we're getting so much press on this incident and I'm still waiting to figure out what that might be.

[SevenMinusOne]

The QRF didn't come in high and proud they came in ASAP - Why sans any big guns (Apache, AC-130's, etc) That could be open for debate however I am sure they SEALs on board that QRF didn't give a sh*t about nothing else then getting to their mates who were in desperate straights! And just get their ASAP (come hell or high-water).

The fact is a lucky RPG shot most likely took down the MH47 - Mr. Murphy showed up, that is it. There is no reason (or right, IMO) for others to start seconding guessing these warriors in the field on this Op.

Reason we are getting so much press is simple! - We've lost 10 of our elite warriors. This just doesn't happen that often. Plain and simple. Again, if not for the lucky RPG shot none of this would have become public - the QRF pulls those SEALs out -