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2006-06-15 Afghanistan

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Posted by Steve White 2006-06-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 good.

At WORST these guys go back to being cannon fodder in Helmand province, where they do less damage to us than they do imprisoned in Gitmo.

Lets see if we can get our heads around applying this to non-Afghans other than High Value detainees.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-06-15 09:50|| 2006-06-15 09:50|| Front Page Top

#2 We ought to be able to put GPS monitors in their butt cheeks.

It would make the post 'release in Afghan' ops more interesting.

Posted by mhw 2006-06-15 10:26|| 2006-06-15 10:26|| Front Page Top

#3 leave hints that we've "turned" several. They'll never live to join the Taliban

Posted by Frank G 2006-06-15 12:44|| 2006-06-15 12:44|| Front Page Top

#4 "Cannon fodder" assumes they will get shot, LH. The problem is that some of those who have gone before did the shooting. And bombing.

We'll see if these joing the trend.

Posted by lotp 2006-06-15 14:57|| 2006-06-15 14:57|| Front Page Top

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