Episode 625 • • 2:04:52 - 2:09:32
625: Touching the Stick
Zabul Province, B-1 Bomber Friendly Fire Incident
Five U.S. troops and one Afghan soldier are killed in a suspected friendly fire incident in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Reports indicate a B-1 bomber was called in for air support during a Taliban ambush, rather than a more precise A-10 Warthog or helicopter gunship. The hosts question the use of a heavy bomber for close air support and link it to the controversial retirement of the A-10 fleet.