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2008-03-14 Afghanistan

Unprecedented Coalition strike nails the Haqqani Network in North Waziristan - Roggio

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-03-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
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#1 Now put a trace on the Paki military officers who are covering the a$$es of these miscreants. Let them have an accident in the countryside. Oh, and Nice Shooting SOCOM!

Posted by robjack01 2008-03-14 01:33|| 2008-03-14 01:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Indirect fire? I wonder if they used those new guided artillery rounds? A battery of the new towed guns plus guided munitions could put down several rounds per gun all at one time (10-12 rounds). Nice!

Posted by tipover 2008-03-14 02:03|| 2008-03-14 02:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Since the election, Punjabis have been attacking Waziris and Pashtos. I guess hunting season started yesterday.

Posted by McZoid 2008-03-14 05:41|| 2008-03-14 05:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Four hour delay? Calling an attack because of women and children (which only guarantees the increased use of innocent hostage shields)? This is no way to win a war. We are going to have to get serious before we can win this and I shudder to think what it will take for us to get serious.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-03-14 07:47|| 2008-03-14 07:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Do you think those A-holes are getting the feeling that they arent safe anywhere? If they aren't, they should be. Predator drones, satellites,snitches, cell phone traces, I hope they go insane from the pressure. Wait, what the hell am I saying? They already are insane, I hope they go more insane.

Posted by Ebboter Black6293 2008-03-14 08:17|| 2008-03-14 08:17|| Front Page Top

#6 We get the point.

From now on, no meeting of any kind will be allowed in Lichtenstein unless women, children, and fluffy kittens are present, even if they are chained to the walls.

Posted by Creling Darling of the Lichtensteiners8341">Creling Darling of the Lichtensteiners8341 2008-03-14 08:46|| 2008-03-14 08:46|| Front Page Top

#7 US military officials confirmed no women or children had been seen in the targeted North Waziristan compound or in any structures near it over the last five days.

The last five days? Were I on the far side of the observers, I'd be concerned.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-03-14 08:50|| 2008-03-14 08:50|| Front Page Top

#8 Considering that some of the lions of pisslam like to wear burquas, how could they tell there were no women? It's not like the presence of facial hair on a burqua clad person is definitive in any way...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-03-14 09:01|| 2008-03-14 09:01|| Front Page Top

#9 Nearly four hours later..

Had to get JAG approval first, did we?

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-03-14 10:27|| 2008-03-14 10:27|| Front Page Top

#10 How does this cross dressing of the lions of islam play out against their homophobic tendencies?

Of course their tastes in pedophilia and beastiality are probably not up to snuff with the grand vizier either

Posted by Imperial Grand Sock Puppet 2008-03-14 13:07|| 2008-03-14 13:07|| Front Page Top

#11 The next time, I think a flight of six BUFFs loaded to the gills with 500lb unguided iron bombs would make a greater impression, not only on the Taliban, but on the Pakistani military as well. Let them know just how barbaric we CAN be if we choose to be. Maybe the main target should be Rawalpindi, instead of some cluster of mud huts in the middle of nowhere, so the message gets seared - seared - in their brains.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-03-14 13:39|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-03-14 13:39|| Front Page Top

#12 I have to wonder if the Pakistani protests are to keep everybody guessing as to which side they're on. Or maybe it's just window dressing so they can maintain the fiction that they are in control of the tribal areas. Because, if they were in control, we'd have to bomb them too.

Posted by Abu Uluque (aka Ebbang Uluque6305) 2008-03-14 15:59|| 2008-03-14 15:59|| Front Page Top

#13 if there women there they wheer prob associates of the ppl they where going after so that makes them just as guilty and the kids start fighting over there at like 12 years of age, in other words kill them all or they are going too be future militants anyway

Posted by sinse 2008-03-14 17:03|| 2008-03-14 17:03|| Front Page Top

#14

#8: Considering that some of the lions of pisslam like to wear burquas, how could they tell there were no women? It's not like the presence of facial hair on a burqua clad person is definitive in any way...

Probably by whether or not they peed standing up.

Posted by Abu do you love 2008-03-14 17:31|| 2008-03-14 17:31|| Front Page Top

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