Foolestroupe,

Are you answering a question, or trying to clarify a point raised?

You actually quoting me quoting a post of Donuel's seems to do neither.

My question to Donuel is why would there be any US Troops regular, or otherwise in Iran at present, it would appear that we only have the NYT's say so.

Now judging from past experience, should I quote as source material the NYT it is instantly dismissed as a biased right wing rag in the pocket of the current US Administration (It's not of course but that is the line taken) How ever when it is quoted by the anti-war, anti-Bush, left as a source of information it becomes the totally objective, impeccable, fount of all knowledge, completely and utterly beyond reproach.

The munitions requiring target illumination cost approximately $45,000 per shot and require the following circumstances to exist before they can work:
- Target illumination teams in place with their equipment
- Good weather or at least no overcast

JDAM's cost approximately $10,000 per shot and require none of the above being an all-weather 'blind' system. So I ask again, what are all those US Regular Troops doing in Iran Donuel?