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2007-02-13 Afghanistan

Hundreds of Taliban massing to attack dam, says governor

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Posted by Fred 2007-02-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Kajaki Dam project and investment will be a benchmark for the future development of Afganistan . It must be defended at all costs for the next 10 years at least .

Posted by MacNails 2007-02-13 04:21|| 2007-02-13 04:21|| Front Page Top

#2 That project, and education in general, must be protected. Give handgun training & equipment to every Afghan in the local education establishment, especially the women.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-02-13 06:23|| 2007-02-13 06:23|| Front Page Top

#3 We are spending all this money to help the country and how does the Pakistanis repay us by trying to destroy our goodwill!!!

Horrible nation which along with saudi i hope gets nuked in the near future!!!!

Posted by Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2007-02-13 06:52|| 2007-02-13 06:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Sounds like a great opportunity to lower the number of Taliban by about 700.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-13 08:46|| 2007-02-13 08:46|| Front Page Top

#5 I count on Rantburger's to educate me in military operations as I was never in the military. But would'nt this be the time that you block thier path back (I'm sure easier said then done), then root them out? Tell the Pak's, anybody going into Pakistan on any of these routes are dead meat.

Posted by plainslow 2007-02-13 09:12|| 2007-02-13 09:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Great Start plainslow, #5; In addition, stake skull and crossbone posters in a 25 mile out ringarc of the dam, the Dead-Zone by which no questions are asked. Everything larger than a scorpion gets Napalm'd or MOAB'd!

Posted by smn 2007-02-13 09:25|| 2007-02-13 09:25|| Front Page Top

#7 No MOAB's near a dam, you'll disturb the foundation, possibly cause a collapse, Napalm is good.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-02-13 09:43|| 2007-02-13 09:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Massed = Target rich.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-02-13 09:50|| 2007-02-13 09:50|| Front Page Top

#9 stake skull and crossbone posters in a 25 mile out ringarc of the dam, the Dead-Zone by which no questions are asked. Everything larger than a scorpion gets Napalm'd or MOAB'd!

Why not go one better- herd 'em to a point below the dam. Then blow up the dam and wash 'em all away!

Posted by Pappy 2007-02-13 09:56|| 2007-02-13 09:56|| Front Page Top

#10 Blowing up the dam is what their goal is, Pappy.

I say we answer this attack on this dam with an attack by J-DAMs.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2007-02-13 10:15|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2007-02-13 10:15|| Front Page Top

#11 Then blow up the dam and wash 'em all away!

I think the perspectibe of being washed would strike terror on thir hearts.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-02-13 11:03|| 2007-02-13 11:03|| Front Page Top

#12 Thought it was "Hundreds of Taliban Missing..."

Posted by rhodesiafever 2007-02-13 13:36|| 2007-02-13 13:36|| Front Page Top

#13 Actually, I see a blocking force being airlifted in between the tallibunnies and the pakiwackiland border, then an assault from three sides by SF, Brits, Dutch, Canadian and US forces, forcing them back into the blocking force. You have to literally surround them to keep them from "fading into the rough Afghan terrain". Do it now, when there's plenty of snow on the ground to make tailing them easier. Need to use the same methodology against the nutters holed up in Musa Qala, but there at least the allies can use artillery and anything else they wish.

Pakland is neck deep in the talibanned crap and needs to be burned, badly. I'm sure a few ARCLIGHT strikes through their major cities would discourage them from any further support of the talibanned.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-02-13 14:35|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-02-13 14:35|| Front Page Top

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