Major Al Qaeda Meeting Missed By Intel

Micro managing a confrontation with a nuclear power? Talk about passing the buck.

I merely responded to your original statement.

Excuse me, but there was a direct and specific attribution of blame. that is why "only" was in quotes, to highlight the absurdity of the claim in the first place.

Wash away that hate as you happen to be wrong.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tail_wagging_the_dog

tail wagging the dog

1.(idiomatic) A minor or secondary part of something controlling the whole

 

I am fully aware of the published specs on drones.
There are not enough drones to maintain 7/24 operation over an area twice the size of Wyoming and given a top speed of 300 mph, it could be an hour or two or even three away from any target of opportunity.

 

But it can maintain 24/7 over a specific area. But human intel must first provide a specific location before drones can be sent. Did our intel services know about this meeting in time to get a drone overhead?