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To: Green
That was an important message Myers just sent out.

He said a commander on the ground may request air support at a certain spot. The planes come in and hit a different target....because that's where CENTCOM directed them! CENTCOM may have different target info than the ground commander.

The ground commander (or an embed reporter) may interpret that as un-responsive to the request. He said, "Sometimes where you stand depends on where you sit". This is a good example of what someone said, "This is like watching the war through soda straws".

Good work, General.
876 posted on 03/30/2003 6:25:21 AM PST by Timeout (...an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm--GWB inaugural address)
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To: Timeout
well then I have a question...what happens to the target that the commander called in?
878 posted on 03/30/2003 6:27:39 AM PST by Green
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