Did the U.S.Military airdrops help the Yazidis at Mt. Sinjar? (Iraqi civilians caught between Islamic State invaders and Iraqi Army / Kurdish forces)

from ABC NEWS e-newsletter "The Note" / http://abcnews.go.com/ HOW EFFECTIVE HAVE U.S. AIR DROPS BEEN? On Friday in New Delhi, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was asked about how much of the 72 airdropped bundles of aid had reached Yazidis trapped on Mt. Sinjar. He said reliable info showed more than 60 had gotten to them, ABC's LUIS MARTINEZ notes: "On the efficiency of those air drops, we have pretty solid information - verifiable information that of the 72 bundles that were dropped from the three aircraft, more than 60 got to those who we wanted it to get to and the people who were trapped up there," Hagel said. (August 11, 2014).