[Vauss]

Just read Black Hawk down. If these were their best troops, they are in big trouble. Kill ratio was at least 30-1 in our favor. Also, if troops had been better trained, or if we had just been a bit more lucky, things could have gone our way even better. Biggest mistake was trying to take down the bigwigs during the afternoon when the khat addicts were all hypered up.

[Solson]

This report has a number of facts either wrong or missing. Nevertheless, bin Laden was providing either financial support or men to this cause. Moreover, Somalia is currently a haven for Al Queda.