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To: ScottinVA

It is totally unfair to blame the military for this, and ignorant to boot. Unlike video games, real life military operations are messy. Air drops throughout history lose most of the load outside the wire. It is just what happens in these type of operations. The blame for your type of thinking should be shared by the Pentagon. They have for the last 30 years have made the public believe that they have mastered precision, with their bombs down the chimney videos. It is years later when reading the history do you learn that most of the bombs hit nothing, but most people do not read the analysis, they rely on the day after videos. The military is not trying to miss the drop zone on purpose, the truth is that is what happens when you air drop supplies.


27 posted on 10/21/2014 10:54:20 AM PDT by gusty
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To: gusty

Agreed. We, as well as every other Military around the world have endured missed targets in air drops as well as bombing runs. It is interesting that you have posted this twice and yet no-one will comment. I guess common sense is not nearly as much fun as pointing the finger. As you said, unfortunately, when you point the finger this time, you are pointing it directly at the men and women in our military who are working hard to keep our freedom.


30 posted on 10/21/2014 11:22:37 AM PDT by Snark
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To: gusty
It is totally unfair to blame the military for this, and ignorant to boot.

That depends on whether they knowingly dropped those loads in ISIS territory. My comment was in context with the assertions this was done intentionally. If resupplying ISIS were directed from the White House, only the military component can make that delivery.

31 posted on 10/21/2014 11:24:28 AM PDT by ScottinVA (We either destroy ISIS there... or fight them here. Pick one, America.)
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To: gusty

I was thinking the same thing. There are instances in World War 2, of supplies being dropped right on German positions.


40 posted on 10/21/2014 1:19:13 PM PDT by crazydad
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