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Afghanistan
NATO waxes five terrorists in Afghanistan, one of them a Taliban commander
2010-09-14
"Several armed insurgents inside the compound displayed hostile intent."
And the rest you can probably pretty much guess for yourselves.
Posted by:gorb

#3  OP: It's a real photo. It is my understanding that the marines ROE at the time were to use slingshots and only one arm, and they only had 30 seconds during which the two of them were allowed to fire their weapons.
Posted by: gorb   2010-09-14 15:03  

#2  That photo is totally dishonest - the walls are still standing. Or maybe the Marines aren't allowed to do scorched earth any more, who knows with our PC Congress...
Posted by: Old Patriot   2010-09-14 13:40  

#1  Best time to hit these buggers is late in the evening following normal duty hours. They have a terribly bad habit of sleeping togther and not posting a watch.
Posted by: Besoeker   2010-09-14 02:29  

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