Re: Keeping Focussed (1600-2000)
In reply to Kelsey Sarah Champlain (msg #69):
Belanger looked thoughtful for a moment, then sighed and shook his head as if admitting something that was painful to him.
"I think the Master Corporal is right. It's the government position that the principal aim of any operation using force against the Bridge Trolls is to apprehend Wright for trial, no extra-judicial killings in this case. These are deserters and criminals, not enemies of the state. We haven't made a move on negotiations but we can do that now through our contact, if we're subtle. Kelsey, we'll talk later. If this ends up biting us in the end, I'll take full responsibility."
"Andy, the Musqueam fishermen and scouts have been keeping a constant eye on the airport for weeks now, which is across the river from them. So far the proposed landing site shows no activity and seems clean except for a lot of logs, which will have to be cleared. Wwe can roll the LAV out tonight and scan the area with thermal imaging."
"Some things I need to point out for the idea of an amphibious operation, riverin or otherwise: the LAV Kodiak is not amphibious, although it can be adapted by retrofitting flotation chambers and water propulsion. Also, the two Piranhas that are being loaned to us from the North Shore are amphibious but aren't yet ready (they need to have engines, suspension driving gear and wheels remounted). Also, they are not the Cougar 76mm fire support vehicles but the Grizzly APC types."
Belanger held up his hands in a placating manner in case anyone was getting out of sorts.
"We have a saying in the army: a good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. In this case, we won't get all our answers until tonight or probably tomorrow if the contact needs to get back to us, maybe wait for more information. We go on the 26th of April, so that leaves us five days to put this plan into action, assuming we don't wait on better information. "
"I believe we have enough information to come up with at least a back-of-the-envelope plan for a commando operation. It doesn't have to be perfect but it does have to be tonight. We can fill in the blanks when more information comes in, not everything needs to be nailed down."
"For reasons I can't divulge, we need to roll in no more than seven days. We need to get going ASAP on this."
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