Thats it I can't stand it anymore.
Double Zero, do you understand the terms PID and RoE?
If so then how the hell do you think fast air with cluster bombs, rockets and strafing passes would have been a conceivable option?
If not then may I humbly suggest you keep your armchair general opinions to yourself until you are better informed.
Oh and the get out
ask the chaps who were there on the ground at the time - and I don't need a crystal ball to guess what they'll say !
doesn't wash either. I'm pretty sure they'd have been happy with tactical nukes or frickin sharks with lasers if it meant they'd get home but that doesn't imply that those who make the decisions would be.