Wokka,
Thank Goodness that the paras saw your sensible viewpoint. However, they have a habit of planning in detail such foolhardy schemes and then cancelling at the last moment! Nothing would surprise me about the number of injuries they are prepared to accept, even in 'training'. Maybe they'll get the message one day.....but then again??
On the opsec front, there is nowt here that you couldn't get open source so, terry, if he has the time, is not going to learn anything he does not know already. Even he must know that we a bit short on the AT front!
Nonetheless, you have a valid point that we must be careful, thanks for a timely reminder. However, I was very surprised that the media was allowed to mention the plan at all - that is, if the op was ever seriously considered. Former Flake was unimpressed, so perhaps it was.
Thank the Lord, now that 'the plan' is in the open, such a drop is extremely unlikely to happen - which can only be a good thing for the crews and the paras themselves. Their senior officers will be fuming, however, as they won't get their name in lights and so, will have to find some other half-baked extravaganza to hasten their promotion.
Unless, of course, this is a General Melchett-esque "they-will-never-expect-us-to-do-what-they expect-us-to- do" type of double-bluff!!!!!!!
Last edited by flipster; 6th Nov 2006 at 21:27.