[verity]

Anyone think that A-10 Combat Air Patrols would be effective in protecting these sites?

[Jet Jaguar]

Anyone think that A-10 Combat Air Patrols would be effective in protecting these sites?

Yes

[Tommyjo]

Only if Pakistan agrees to the A-10s. They can't patrol 24/7 and would be a waste of resources. The solution is better ground protection, but the attackers have the upper hand with choosing when they attack.

Images of Taliban in Pakistan with captured Humvees from last month.