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2006-01-22 India-Pakistan

Pakistan's campaign in Waziristan faltering

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-01-22 11:14|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It's time to construct and implement multiple, overlapping ARCLIGHT boxes in the "Tribal areas". A half-dozen such incidents, and they'll know what REAL war is. I am also sick to death of fighting wars with both feet in buckets and one arm tied behind us. We did that in Vietnam, and the death toll was horrendous. It's time to quit thinking that "war" is something like a police patrol, and let the generals wage UNCONDITIONAL war against these bastards that wage such war against us. Screw "hearts and minds" - as the Marines say, once you have them by the cojones, their hearts and minds will follow.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-01-22 14:56|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-01-22 14:56|| Front Page Top

#2 the military campaign is bogged down, the local political administration is powerless and the militants are stronger than ever.

Doom, gloom, you've already lost the war and might as well go home! Let me guess before looking....NYT?

Posted by 2b 2006-01-22 15:52|| 2006-01-22 15:52|| Front Page Top

#3 The NYT indeed, 2b. Lots and lots of beautifully crafted sentences answering who/what/when/etc, even some military jargon thrown in for atmosphere (hammer and anvil), but the entire thing is nonetheless lightly diguised editorializing along the NYT/Progressive party line. Like reading Pravda in the old days, a skill I never acquired.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-01-22 18:19|| 2006-01-22 18:19|| Front Page Top

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