I am now convinced that Lox; Fool & Don T live in either Trumpton or Camberwick Green.

Oh my giddy fuckin Aunt, DonT even thinks that the only people that you are allowed in a combat zone are people that pose a direct threat to you personally - That is not the case you muppet it never bloody has been. Comments such as - As to the danger to the chopper crew, well Mr Expert you really can't have it both ways. ""At best they might be vaguely aware that those aircraft were in the air, the Apaches are probably about 5,000 to 7,000 metres away"" (3 to 4 1/2 miles). Well which way do you want it T. Are they in, or out, of range of those weapons on the ground.

I will give you a hint Don as to why those helicopters were there. They were NOT THERE to take out direct threats to themselves. They WERE THERE to scout out in advance the ground through which US Troops were going to patrol and take-out any opposition doing exactly as this crowd was doing, setting up an attack or an ambush.

So from this one incident we have Lox wittering on about the London Blitz generaly wildly inaccurately and we have the Fool now going on about My Lai (Big difference between My Lai and the incident under discussion Fool is that My Lai concerned unlawful commands which those concerned should have refused to obey. This incident took placed in accordance with ROE in place at the time and in full view and knowledge of both Helo crews and their controller).