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2011-02-19
U.S. Cuts Afghan IED Toll By 37%

I deleted the captioned post. No link, full text clip, no editing, and no commentary. This is exactly what could get us in trouble with the copyright trolls, folks. Please be careful and stay within the boundaries.

AoS.
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#13  Dr. Steve, thank you. I missed that one. Most of what I catch involves in-lines wrapped in the text, or not snugged up against the lines above and below. And double-posted comments, of course. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2011-02-19 14:34  

#12  I just blow them away. If you're gonna post, do it right. It's not that hard.
Posted by: tu3031   2011-02-19 14:30  

#11  Not trying to discourage anyone, but someone has to be the Rantburg copy editor and style nazi, and I guess that person is me.

AoS
Posted by: Steve White   2011-02-19 14:25  

#10  Thanks TW, I suspect you know from where I am coming.
Posted by: Besoeker   2011-02-19 12:48  

#9  A good article, though, Besoeker. Quite comforting.
Posted by: trailing wife   2011-02-19 12:40  

#8  Yea AoS, I was a bit short on "editing" and link posting time......other priorities, etc, figured as it was a USA Today Article (clearly sourced at the beginning).... it might be worth the read. Oh yes, I'll mind the "boundries." Please pray for the troops and Route Clearance Teams (RCT's).
Posted by: Besoeker   2011-02-19 12:28  

#7  John QC,

The tactics outlined in the Navy Time article are as follows:

• Increasing the number of teams that scour roads for IEDs from 12 in 2009 to 75 today.

• Encouraging the troops ... to mix with Afghan civilians, earn their trust and receive tips on where bombs have been planted.

• Expanding use of planes, drones and balloons with cameras and other sensors to spy on insurgents and detect where they have planted bombs. From Jan. 30 through Feb. 5, for example, the Air Force flew 371 surveillance missions.
Posted by: Frozen Al   2011-02-19 12:25  

#6  The headline matches this Navy Times article from 17.Feb 2011.
Posted by: trailing wife   2011-02-19 12:05  

#5  Dogs
Posted by: bman   2011-02-19 11:14  

#4  I searched google for a link and found a good one

U.S. Cuts Afghan IED Toll By 37% - Article
Feb 19, 2011 ... February 17, 2011. Pg. 1 U.S. Cuts Afghan IED Toll By 37% More eyes on ground, in skies locate bombs. By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today ...
www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=2011-02-19&ID=316441
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Posted by: Willy   2011-02-19 11:13  

#3  Well, that's true, offenders do not repeat offend once they are dead. Thought maybe there was some technology fix. Dismantling or movements of bombs to safer areas by police in the U.S. in dangerous work despite good training, robots, probes, other techniques etc.
Posted by: JohnQC   2011-02-19 10:16  

#2  ...well, death has shown remarkable properties of deterring repeat offenses.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2011-02-19 10:02  

#1  The headline is encouraging. I wonder how our military is bringing about this reduction?
Posted by: JohnQC   2011-02-19 09:32  

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