[HiTech RedNeck]

I don 2 inches of tinfoil for this one. Not until we have a pretty good idea where Osama is, will we go after him. Imagine a company of soldiers searching an area comparable to the entire state of Texas -- with a terrain like New Mexico.

[tracer]

Reliable sources report that OBL is hiding out in Lima, Ohio wearing a disguise consisting of Nike shoes, lederhosen, a yamulka, and a T-shirt bearing the logo "I Love New York."

[ScreamingFist]

"I don 2 inches of tinfoil for this one. Not until we have a pretty good idea where Osama is, will we go after him."

You people crack me up. Do you really think all those sudden northern alliance victories were just some kind of fluke? And no, our forces aren't just staggering around the country side hoping to run into bin laden. There is a wealth of info available about how special force teams operate, researching some of these will give a clearer view of what is actually going on. And yes, they've been there since day two.

[Congressman Billybob]

Did you read with care the official deployment list that the Defense Department released? There were two or three "Space" command units involved. The process is simple. We have already moved satellites into position for regular and infra-red photography and for listening to all transmissions.

Unless all the terrorists in al Qua'eda have a) stopped all communicationss, and b) ceased giving off heat from engines and body heat, we have a pretty good idea where they are, now. Next will come the Blue-82s to "soften up" the targets. (Imagine a frog in a blender.)

I'm a hi-tech redneck, myself. Remeber the line from Jack Nicholson as The Joker in Batman II, "Where DOES he get those marveloous toys?"

Congressman Billybob

[ExSoldier]

I was making a clarification on the abilities and requirements for a rapid deployment force of conventional infantry....having myself, spent time in such a force as an officer.

In fact there will be NO conventional forces on the ground "over there." SpecOps guys who WILL be tramping around won't be in the least bit lost or even a 'mite bewildered. They'll know exactly where they are going and what they are about! DEATH FROM ABOVE!