I did look up your screen name later, and pinged you because I was talking about you.
For a HVT like a British Prince, I can see him being assigned a wingman to cover his flying butt - but not a refusal to allow him to fly when the SHTF that makes him a stationary target.
I was an Army officer during Desert Storm, myself.
Thank you for your service, FRiend.
And thank you for your service....
When it comes to Afghanistan, I believe that in 2001, a war should have been prosecuted to the fullest, in as short a period of time, then withdraw with the message to the Taliban that this would happen again if they sheltered Al-Qaeda anymore.
At that time, the Taliban was an actual fighting force, they’ve morphed into drug lord lackeys with terrorist ways.
With the Northern Alliance strengthened and the Taliban weakened, there could of been a decade of distraction away from issues outside Afghanistan....leaving it an isolated conflict....to some degree.
I’m here to get as many back home, whole and alive, as I can.