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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
On (a), how could the Pentagon know whether the insurgents have better tactics or not?
On (b), most of the helicopters shot down have not been the sorts (e.g., Apaches) you'd want doing close air support.
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(a) They may not know, though it is possible to gauge what your enemy is doing. If the insurgents have been getting better training, we may not want to acknowledge it yet for political/diplomatic reasons. That's a bit less likely now that we're going after Iran in the press.
[For a long time, we wouldn't admit shootdowns, and still won't announce sniper kills as such, to try not to let the enemy know they've succeeded.]
(b) Thanks for the tip. I meant to use an (e.g.). I would still say that the losses reflect the natural results of more aggressive operations over urban population centers .
S_A_M
