Thanks Alert5!
One thing for certain, at least everyone now knows what happened to
them and will not classify them as 'MIA'! Btw, it seems they also
failed their mission! hahaha
But on a serious note and learning from the vid, I wonder how come
the US is not having a plan to coordinate armed Predators with
heavy armored vehicle/s - in the form of a Bradley or Iraqi M113
(as a 'bait') crewed either by just one driver or better thru
remote-control and having the latter lure these so-called
insurgents out in the open to engage the latter?
As it is real time, surely any firefights will be captured 'live'
and insurgents movements (regardless of where they are hiding or
buildings they are shooting from) will be 'captured' by the
Predator. With that, it will serve a couple of purposes -
1) as a warning to any village/town that harbous insurgents that
the coalition is able and is willing to engage the insurgents EVEN
if the insurgents is shooting from a school, for example, in their
compound. If the insurgent-sympathetic village leaders or province
cry foul, show them the vid (that the coalition is not deliberately
targetting 'innocent' civilians) and challenge them that the
insurgents are not operating in their area.
2) If the insurgents love to destroy coalition vehicles and
soldiers, make things easier for them, present them the vehicles to
shoot at! Lure them out, let THE
HUNTER BECOME THE HUNTED. 
3) In the eventuality of a real convoy, at least the insurgents
will re-calculate whether the convoy is a bait or a Predator is
lurking nearby. Even though, it is not believed the insurgents will
stop or decrease their attacks on convoys, but at least the stake
for them (not getting killed) has become higher now. Remember, the
insurgents (not including suicide bombers) is interested to kill
coalition troops BUT NOT GETTING KILLED
THEMSELVES.
4) MOST IMPORTANTLY, the
firefights is now at the timing (and possibly preference) as
dictated by the coaltion and not at the choosing by the
insurgents.
Thought anyone?
