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At 6:00 a.m. on the morning hours of Oct 3, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating was viciously attacked by Taliban insurgents. The 53 U.S. troops, having been stationed in the bottom of three steep mountains, were seriously outmanned by nearly 400 Taliban fighters. Although Americans eventually prevailed, their casualties managed to get one of the war's deadliest battles for U.S. causes. And after more than 3 years in that dangerous and susceptible valley a mere 14 kilometers from the Pakistan boundary, the U.S. empty and bombed the camp. A Pentagon analysis later figured there was no reason for Outpost Keating to obtain been there in the first place. The Outpost is a head to de drive of investigative journalism. Jake Tapper exposes the roots of this tragic and confounding report, exploring the history of the camp and detailing the tales of troops heroic and doomed, shadowed by the recklessness of these commanders in Washington, D.C., and a war built on constantly moving sands. PLEASE Take note: When you get this subject, the accompanying reference point material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
