From: "Robert Comer" 

> A: time on the ground.

Yep, that certainly can be a problem.

> Your plans to have them drive to the target rather than direct clandestine
> insertion DRAMATICALLY increase their time on the ground.

A necessary risk if that's your objective.

- Bob Comer



"Tony Ingenoso"  wrote in message
news:42e3325d$2{at}w3.nls.net...
> A: time on the ground.
>
> The longer you are on the ground in "indian country" , the greater the
> chance of discovery.  Spec ops teams don't carry, and can't carry, the
> hardware for a protracted fight.  If discovered, they've already lost
> (witness recent Seal team failure in Afganistan)
>
> Your plans to have them drive to the target rather than direct clandestine
> insertion DRAMATICALLY increase their time on the ground.
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:42e2d18d{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > Q: what one thing increases risk to small lightly armed spec-ops teams
>> > more
>> > than anything else?
>>
>> Several things can, I don't know which "one" thing you
might be talking
>> about.
>>
>> > Followup question:  Why do you want to increase this?
>>
>> Simple, I don't want to risk more deaths than is absolutely necessary.
>>
>> - Bob Comer
>

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