WaPo Online Chat re "Bad Voodoo"

Sorry but I have been thinking some more and have a comment or two. I am reviewing this in memory, not by watching the viedo again (I should go back and check this), but the entire scene about the IED near the bridge bothers me. First, it seems the vehicle was scanning the bridge with spotlights, which is okay, but who was watching the road? IEDs haven't been suspended overhead from bridges in years yet victim-initiated IEDs in potholes or buried are the primary tactic (again, my experience in 2006; things change and I don't have access to intel). It seemed like there were only 2 people in that vehicle, which is a bad idea if true. The gunner is the primary IED spotter but in a situation where you have to scan two or more areas concurrently, the driver and a-driver help out. So, from what I saw on the video, it appears their tactics were not great in that situation. We always conducted after action reviews when we were hit, in order to improve and reinforce TTPs. Second, why were they dependent on KBR for recovery? This must be something new the army does. We NEVER waited on anyone to receover vehicles. We maintained the capability to self-recover multiple vehicles, including MTVRs. If a non-US vehicle broke down, we fixed it or left it. I am sure there are answers for this and while I liked the film, I still feel impressions about things being screwed up will be reinforced when there are contextual things missing (some of the anti-war comments in the discussion thread support this).