Dozens Killed as NATO Helicopter Shot Down in Afghanistan

New York Times ^ | 6 August 2011 | By RAY RIVERA and ALISSA J. RUBIN

[BlackVeil]

KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents shot down a NATO Chinook helicopter during an overnight operation in eastern Afghanistan, killing 37 people on board, a military official said on Saturday.

[mad_as_he$$]

Agree about the Chinook. The Stealth hawks are few in number.

[Protoss]

Yep, despite all the countermeasures, unfortunately it doesn’t take much to drop one of these.

[mad_as_he$$]

BBC is reporting it was mostly SEAL Team Six. The info I am getting says it was an odd numbered SEAL Team which means West Coast. It also seems the Chinook was a Nightstalker craft which means I probably knew the pilots.

I have to go now.

All stay safe on this terrible day in the world of the Obama

regime.

[b4its2late]

Prayers up for all of the families, but the fact that they were seal team 6 makes one wonder...

[luvie]

God rest the souls of these fallen heroes.
God give strength and comfort to their families.

[silverleaf]

NOW it is being reported this was SEAL Team 6 that did the Bin Laden raid

They were headed for another similar raid, so it sounds

A lure, a trap, treachery by Paki intelligence!

Coincidence?

I think not

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Amen.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

I remember the controversy off Obama befriending the taliban

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2360646/posts

I fear Obama sent money to whoever killed our guys.

[silverleaf]

If it was an RPG, then all the enemy needed to know was the LZ and time of arrival or departure

In other words, a compromised mission and a trap

[Stonewall Jackson]

If it was Pakistani Intelligence laying a trap for SEAL Team 6, that is an overt act of war, but the White House will just let it slide with nothing more than a slap on the wrist.

Pakistan represents a clear and present danger to the security of the United States, but because of their nuclear arsenal and the fear that they might give a warhead or two to their terrorist allies if we ever invaded, we'll never do anything about it.

[Doe Eyes]

If it was an RPG, then all the enemy needed to know was the LZ and time of arrival or departure. In other words, a compromised mission and a trap.

The Chinook was shot down after the night raid. Perhaps the raid attracted some attention.

[DUMBGRUNT]

It was often said that the NVA knew when an Arclight was on the way.
A call home from the shacks at the end of the runway.

Recall the many competing versions of the end of Osama story.
One or more for each little betrayer.
All looking to gain from anything they could giveaway.

I doubt that anyone in the White House has a son in a line unit.
They do not know and they do not care.

Note that the son of John Mc Cain served in my sons USMC Infantry unit. Just another grunt,here and in the sandbox.
VP Joe’s son made a quick trip to get his ticket punched, big deal.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Undoubtedly.

[BlackVeil]

I wonder about that too. I also find the Norway massacre - that tragic event - to have some elements of a contrived event. Yes, conspiratorial thinking. But if one looks at recent history, one is entitled to consider such explanations.

[gaijin]

ICE-COOL BALLER, ELITE FRESH PRINCE

[Cindy]

It was/is still breaking news.

Updates as available.

[culpeper]

Whatever happened to Code Stink protesting this war ? I guess its all good now.

[_a_0_0_]

"NATO" deaths.

No body count scrolling across your tv screen, because it's Obama's war.

[mad_as_he$$]

Most of what I know now has made it to the news. There was a major gunfight and our guys were leaving. Someone supposedly got off a lucky RPG shot. The Apaches are suppose to prevent that but stuff happens in war.

[b4its2late]

I hear ya, but.....