Originally Posted by
General Dogsbody
...weren't towed into and out of the area by the MC-130's, the distance from Kuwait doesn't seam to warrant the establishment of a FARP, deployment of MH-6's etc"
Mate, I'm sure that the planners in-theatre knew what they were doing, and will release an unredacted timeline of events in the fullness of time.
In the meantime, we have knowledgeable contributors here.
ORAC is keeping us updated with general - and sometimes quite detailed - progress.
Old
Gums is relating his experience with CSAR, and some snippets from his present locality.
And
tdracer and
West Coast both provide a balanced perspective from technical and experienced backgrounds.
I am surprised that the msm talking-heads aren't tapping in to give some credence to their "expert analysis".