Ok, I am posting a link to this, when I first read this story something crossed my mind. The individuals who initiated this attack have absolutely no idea who is currently stationed in FOB Salerno. If they did they would have decided to go to a different area. http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Aug19/0,4670,AfghanViolence,00.html Theres not a lot of defenses around the perimeter, but then again it's kinda like trying to break into a box full of rattle snakes.
Obama's polling numbers are plummeting and that scares the hell out of terrorist. They brokered a deal with ABC, NBC, and CBS to get maximum anti Bush rhetoric from their efforts. Emboldened with the idea of a good story from Brian Williams they went on the offensive.
