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2008-08-29 Afghanistan

Pentagon Reports U.S. Airstrike Killed 5 Afghan Civilians, Not 90

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-08-29 06:13|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 Five ?? Five??? Well, that's almost 90 in some people's eyes. Punch Karzai in the face and kick him in the ass. All at the same time.

Posted by Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-08-29 07:46|| 2008-08-29 07:46|| Front Page Top

#2 This report will certainly never make it in the Arabic-speaking world. I'm surprised enough that AP is carrying it.

Posted by gromky 2008-08-29 08:37|| 2008-08-29 08:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh yes, UN.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-08-29 09:35|| 2008-08-29 09:35|| Front Page Top

#4 camp followers don't count as civilians. I think we should remove any security we provide for Karzai and any provincial poohbah that perpetrate these lies.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-08-29 09:48|| 2008-08-29 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 The question here is whether Karzai and Afghan officials are so quick to claim casualties they could not possibly be certain of because they are skimming US aid in the form of compensation money. An earlier story said the governor immediately offered $200,000 in compensation.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-08-29 10:39|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-08-29 10:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Good thing they weren't in Greensburg where 10,000 people died.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-08-29 12:35|| 2008-08-29 12:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Other than a few units, my understanding is that the Afghan military is way behind where it should be (way behind the Iraqi military)and the civilian government is almost as corrupt as the one in Pakistan.

Maybe a surge will help.

Maybe.

Posted by mhw">mhw 2008-08-29 13:07|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2008-08-29 13:07|| Front Page Top

#8 Afghanistan is a far more primitive cultural landscape than Iraq. I doubt we will see the kind of progress of the Afghan army that we've seen in the Iraqi army. The concept of nationhood is substantially more tenuous in Afghanistan.

Regardless, Karzai is a lying weasel. I am in no mood to do long term nation-building in this cesspool. It simply does not have the strategic value, imo, of Iraq. If trouble comes from there, send in the MOAB's and be done with it.

Posted by remoteman 2008-08-29 13:52|| 2008-08-29 13:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Can we trust liars?

Posted by Chomort Untervehr9402 2008-08-29 17:16|| 2008-08-29 17:16|| Front Page Top

#10 Why not, Chomort?

The DemoncRats claim we should trust them....

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