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2006-11-25 Afghanistan

General George Crook Comes To Afghanistan

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-11-25 21:10|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/mluphoup/General_George_Crook.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a>

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-11-25 21:16|| 2006-11-25 21:16|| Front Page Top

#2
There is more to lose and little to gain by using a lot of fire power. You have to convince the Afghans that you do have the firepower, and can use it, but will only do so when there really is no other choice.

I would argue that "the strong horse" philosophy demands we take the Taliban and turn them into bricquets wherever possible. Fry em up on teh battlefield. Isolate and kill them and let it be known among the tribesmen

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-11-25 21:55|| 2006-11-25 21:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Afghanis/Taliban are not Apaches, or any other Native American tribe. The Native American tribes had a love of life, unlike the followers of Mohammeds death cult.

Posted by Mick Dundee 2006-11-25 22:28|| 2006-11-25 22:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Comments 2 and 3 are right on point; over-generalizations should be avoided. I do very much like a combination of Crook's tactics and sterilizing a few areas for effect.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2006-11-25 22:44|| 2006-11-25 22:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Nothing will happen until we start torching the villages in the NWFP and related areas. We have to hurt the Pashtuns badly enough they want to quit, and we need to give them a way to quit without losing too much face - or too many people. The status quo isn't going to work for either side.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-11-25 22:46|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-11-25 22:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Faced with the possibility of operating in Afghanistan, a rugged area
populated by less well equipped, but more rugged and robust locals,
it's a good idea to look back at how general Crook handled a similar
situation.

And while we are dismissing generalizations, I should point out Canadian forces need no lessons in winter-fighting from the Afghans.

Posted by Excalibur 2006-11-25 22:59|| 2006-11-25 22:59|| Front Page Top

#7 neither do the Marines - they have a Sierras Winter training ground site at Sonora Pass

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-11-25 23:26|| 2006-11-25 23:26|| Front Page Top

#8
<i>You have to convince the Afghans that you do have the firepower, and <del>can</del> WILL use it, but will only do so when there really is no other choice. </i>

There, fixed that. (Coding tags willing.)

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-11-25 23:48|| 2006-11-25 23:48|| Front Page Top

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