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2008-04-27 Afghanistan

US Marines deploying in Afghanistan for first time in years

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Posted by gorb 2008-04-27 02:06|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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#1 Happy hunting, Marines! Y'all are going to be linguists by the time this war is over -- which should make for interesting changes in a great many Middle Eastern Studies departments at the universities.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-04-27 12:50|| 2008-04-27 12:50|| Front Page Top

#2 But the Marines are in the country for only seven months, meaning they don't have time to hold and build regions.

When my kid went into Anbar with the Marines in 2004, they were replacing a unit on a seven-month deployment. When he left in 2005, another unit replaced his. The Marines repeated as necessary until the area was secured.

Maybe I should tell the author?

Posted by Bobby 2008-04-27 13:32|| 2008-04-27 13:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Bobby...my son is deployed to Fallujah (though he has taken a sidebar to Basrah). His thinking is that his next deployment will be to Afghanistan.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2008-04-27 20:11|| 2008-04-27 20:11|| Front Page Top

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