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2009-04-21 Afghanistan
U.S. Troops Ambush Taliban With Swift and Lethal Results
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Posted by Anonymoose 2009-04-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top

#1 *sniff*

I love a happy ending.
Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2009-04-21 00:23||   2009-04-21 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Encore! Encore!
Posted by abu do you love ">abu do you love  2009-04-21 01:09||   2009-04-21 01:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Specialist Robert C. Oxman, 21, had put a dead fighter’s phone in his pocket. As the platoon descended, the phone rang and rang, apparently as other fighters called to find out what had happened on Sautalu Sar. By sunrise, it had been ringing for hours.

...RING...RING

US: Hello?
Taliban: Sautalu?
US: Sorry, he's in hell. Can I take a message?
Taliban: ..CLICK..
Posted by Kofi Claitle6576 2009-04-21 01:48||   2009-04-21 01:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Great work!

"'It’s the first time most of us have even seen the guys who were shooting at us,' said Sgt. Thomas Horvath, 21."

But that's why we're in this stalemate at the moment - not enough ambushing on our part. It's the Taliban who should be wary when moving, not us.
Posted by Bulldog 2009-04-21 03:29||   2009-04-21 03:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Good action. With the current administration however, publisizing successful opns like this one will will draw flies and most assuredly change the ROE.
Posted by Besoeker 2009-04-21 07:08||   2009-04-21 07:08|| Front Page Top

#6 What?!!! The Americans shot first! That isn't fair. Americans should only shoot when they are shot at, and even then, only of one of them has been killed. Also, they should warn the Taliban, so that the Taliban can get ready to fight.
/sarcasm
Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia  2009-04-21 07:28||   2009-04-21 07:28|| Front Page Top

#7 They were civilians (dropped their AK47s) who were making a baby duck factory.
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-04-21 07:33||   2009-04-21 07:33|| Front Page Top

#8 I heart Claymores.
Posted by GirlThursday 2009-04-21 08:45||   2009-04-21 08:45|| Front Page Top

#9 Does the NYT's stylebook have a rule requiring a comma in every headline?

Story's great though!

“because if too many lived then we’d be up there fighting them all night.” heh heh heh...
Posted by Parabellum 2009-04-21 09:29||   2009-04-21 09:29|| Front Page Top

#10 Parabellum: "Well, "Lost" is on the widescreen at the NCO club at 9, and they're having some problems with the Tivo, so it's better if we just kill them all now so we don't miss the show."
Posted by Anonymoose 2009-04-21 09:48||   2009-04-21 09:48|| Front Page Top

#11 <<< What?!!! The Americans shot first! >>>

No point in taking prisoners anymore. They can't be questioned or sequestered in anything less than 3 star accommodation and there isn't enough in Afghanistan.
Posted by Omoter Speaking for Boskone7794 2009-04-21 10:44||   2009-04-21 10:44|| Front Page Top

#12 Aaaaaahhh. I'm sure the talibunnies were indeed surprised when American bullets started hitting them. Reminds me of a story a friend of mine told me about an NVA company that literally stumbled into a 175mm battery's perimeter. 175s don't make very good anti-personnel weapons, but apparently the "shock and awe" was something to see.

I'm sure the Taliban will try to retaliate. I hope the guys are ready and waiting for it.
Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot  2009-04-21 11:54|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]  2009-04-21 11:54|| Front Page Top

#13 The MSM is going to call this mass murder. Spit.
Posted by Icerigger 2009-04-21 13:35||   2009-04-21 13:35|| Front Page Top

#14 The Times seems to portray this as Bumbling GIs Somehow Defeat Taliban Superman. Reminds me of the lionization of the Viet Cong, who kinda ceased to exist after being wiped out in their victorious Tet Offensive. The Times told me that back then too...
Posted by tu3031 2009-04-21 14:55||   2009-04-21 14:55|| Front Page Top

#15 Ambush is Murder. Murder is Fun.
Posted by mojo 2009-04-21 15:16||   2009-04-21 15:16|| Front Page Top

#16 Good story. I'm surprised our guys didn't have to get lawyers and Whitehouse approvals before the firefight.
Posted by JohnQC 2009-04-21 17:06||   2009-04-21 17:06|| Front Page Top

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