[rodguy911]

I really don't even pay any attention to the bush bashers any more thats all they know or all they have, but why couldn't we get a jet fighter plane over their fast enough I don't get that one.
And also nothing has been said about why we did not attack them after they left the funeral site.Didn't we at least follow some of them when they left?
The PC angle of fighting this war has had me worried for a long time.

[Perdogg]

I believe Bill Cowan on this one. This whole photo flap was fishy from minute one.

[Bahbah]

The PC angle of fighting this war has had me worried for a long time.

You are not alone. Those of us who are perfectly fine with being the sole superpower, and who believe in the goodness of this country and the rightness of our cause, will go very shakey if we see much of this sort of thing.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

I really don't even pay any attention to the bush bashers any more thats all they know or all they have, but why couldn't we get a jet fighter plane over their fast enough I don't get that one.

You have to:

1. Modify the Air Tasking Order on the fly. Not easy, but it can be done--but it takes time.

2. Get a jet with the right ordnance. Time's a-wastin'.

3. Get said jet over the target. We generally do not have jets flying around in circles over all of Afghanistan, burning lots of jet fuel, just in case a good target comes up.

4. Do all this before the imam running the funeral says the equivalent of "Th-th-th-that's all folks!" and the group breaks up. Notice that the imam and the funeral attendees understand that a big crowd of 'em gathered in one place is just BEGGING for a smart bomb or two, so they're either done very quickly, or they're dead.