I obviously haven't forgot them, and mourn their loss.
I'm just a bit baffled at the tone in this thread, as if the attack is some devastating victory for the Taliban. Maybe we should pack it all up and go home right now.
Actually that's not a bad notion, but not in response to a successful enemy attack. I know people here are fully aware that there are going to be enemy victories in any protracted conflict. Are we supposed to bat 1.000 in this?
If U.S. Air Power had lost a 1/2 dozen jets over a few years to old Stingers, would the emotional impact be different? If so, how? We've lost six jets. Let's bury our dead, analyze how we could do better, replace the hardware, and press on.
I'm just a bit baffled at the tone in this thread, as if the attack is some devastating victory for the Taliban. Maybe we should pack it all up and go home right now.
Actually that's not a bad notion, but not in response to a successful enemy attack. I know people here are fully aware that there are going to be enemy victories in any protracted conflict. Are we supposed to bat 1.000 in this?
If U.S. Air Power had lost a 1/2 dozen jets over a few years to old Stingers, would the emotional impact be different? If so, how? We've lost six jets. Let's bury our dead, analyze how we could do better, replace the hardware, and press on.
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