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| Iraq Veterans Find Afghan Enemy Even Bolder |
| 2009-07-25 |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #11 Considering rotations, I imagine most Iraq veterans are from the second half of the Iraq occupation (after the "Anbar awakening"). Six years is more than the average military career. This means only a fraction went toe to toe with the bad guyz, though many experienced IEDs and indirect crap. So by the time most of them went to Iraq, the "bold" Iraqis were pushing up daisies. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-07-25 16:19 |
| #10 there maybe old insurgents and there maybe bold insurgents, yet there are rarely ever both an old and bold insurgent. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2009-07-25 16:12 |
| #9 Good. That way we can kill them now instead of trying to ferret them out of the local population. 'cmon you sons of pigs. We'll send you to Allah. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-07-25 16:10 |
| #8 This just represents a tactical realization by the Taliban that when they run, they only died tired. |
| Posted by: Matt 2009-07-25 15:59 |
| #7 This goes to show that Arabs are smarter than Pashtuns. Less brave, but smarter. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2009-07-25 15:41 |
| #6 Fools rush in where heroes fear to tread. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-07-25 15:20 |
| #5 "Bolder" as in "willing to dress up in a burqa" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-07-25 14:56 |
| #4 Bolder, yes. Better at warfare, don't think so. Being "bolder" in warfare makes you a much easier target to hit. You just have to make sure you hit the target the first time, because second chances are slim. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-07-25 14:52 |
| #3 Known fact NYT writers are enamored with Pashtun sexual practices. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-07-25 14:17 |
| #2 Apparently the NYT is as culturally deaf and blind about Afghanistan as it is about fly-over country. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-07-25 14:06 |
| #1 Thanks New York Times for the canonization of the new enemy. My God! How do we even stand a chance against such superman! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-07-25 14:05 |