Maybe I'm not tracking here. It's a good idea to use air assets to counter IEDs even if its not working just because there may not be anything else for them to do? That's like saying I have to make the square peg fit in the round hole because I can't find a round peg.
If we're using expensive air assets on something that isn't working, it needs to be stopped. Perhaps that money can be spent on something else; like gas for a C-130 rather than an F-16. And even if there isn't a shortage of CAS because of the recon, the same rule applies. Also, wear and tear on jets isn't cheap.
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