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2010-09-07 Afghanistan
Between April and July SpecOps killed nearly 400 Taliban Leaders
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Posted by Water Modem 2010-09-07 00:41|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ]  Top

#1 "The graveyards are full of indispensable men" was never so true...
Posted by M. Murcek 2010-09-07 08:31||   2010-09-07 08:31|| Front Page Top

#2 "Smiert Talibana?" Catchy ring to it.
Posted by  Anonymoose 2010-09-07 09:56||   2010-09-07 09:56|| Front Page Top

#3 rapid promotion opportunities
Posted by Frank G 2010-09-07 10:08||   2010-09-07 10:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Long term public sector pension benefits are not a problem there. Keeping shop stewards however is a bit iffy.
Posted by Procopius2k 2010-09-07 11:55||   2010-09-07 11:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Throw in some ISI and we might be getting somewhere.
Posted by Iblis 2010-09-07 12:20||   2010-09-07 12:20|| Front Page Top

#6 How many 'leaders' can the Taliban have? Surely we're stretching the term a bit by now.

Cutting off the head. At the knees.

Good.
Posted by Bulldog 2010-09-07 12:27||   2010-09-07 12:27|| Front Page Top

#7 #5: Throw in some ISI and we might be getting somewhere. Posted by: Iblis|| 2010-09-07 12:20

Begin with President 10% and work down. Using nukes will do.
Posted by Old Patriot 2010-09-07 14:32||   2010-09-07 14:32|| Front Page Top

#8 "New. World. Record!"
Posted by mojo  2010-09-07 14:36||   2010-09-07 14:36|| Front Page Top

#9 So do they like run a raffle or some thing for the next leader? Or do they pick the guy that has abused the most women and children?
Posted by miscellaneous 2010-09-07 15:11||   2010-09-07 15:11|| Front Page Top

#10 They have probably switched over to promoting the guy they hate the most.
Posted by gorb 2010-09-07 15:14||   2010-09-07 15:14|| Front Page Top

#11 According to the article, Talibs are refusing promotions because of the risk, leaving positions unfilled... no doubt separate from people not getting trained fast enough to be capable of filling the positions.
Posted by trailing wife 2010-09-07 16:50||   2010-09-07 16:50|| Front Page Top

#12 They must be hurting, because the only people they have managed to send here to do damage have been stopped by citizen's beatdowns. They are not very smart.
Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2010-09-07 17:36||   2010-09-07 17:36|| Front Page Top

#13 Briefs well, but unfortunately we will never win a war of attrition. Too damn many of the buggers. Key terrain and 'Lines of Communication' (LOC) must be taken and HELD by someone who isn't afraid to fight to keep them. Otherwise, when you leave the bad guys just migrate back in and the entire process begins anew.
Posted by Besoeker 2010-09-07 17:59||   2010-09-07 17:59|| Front Page Top

#14 Exactly, Besoeker. That concept is something that Obama does NOT understand.
Mostly because it is a military concept, and he doesn't do military.
Posted by Rambler in Virginia  2010-09-07 18:22||   2010-09-07 18:22|| Front Page Top

#15 How many 'leaders' can the Taliban have?

A goodly number, given that the country a) is almost totally decentralized, and b) has over 70 million people, and c) has attracted huge numbers of jihadis from around the world.

If even 1% of the Afghan population are talibani, then you have a decentralized organization of ca 70,000. A span of control of 1:14 for each taliban leader would equate to 5,000 leaders-- and this doesn't include the foreign taliban elements.
Posted by lex 2010-09-07 18:23||   2010-09-07 18:23|| Front Page Top

#16 How many 'leaders' can the Taliban have?

Literally thousands being born every minute, in about 12 different countries hostile to the United States. I won't waste your time, you can easily name them. Next question please.

"We will defeat you through the bellies of our women."
Author unknown.
Posted by Besoeker 2010-09-07 18:28||   2010-09-07 18:28|| Front Page Top

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