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2009-10-06 Afghanistan

NATO says kills 100 fighters in huge Afghan battle

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Posted by ed 2009-10-06 11:28|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Mujahideen commander Gulbuddin Hekmatyar:

...on 19 February 2003, the United States Department of State designated him as a "Specially Designated Global International Terrorist" - Wikipaedia

Geepers "SPECIALLY DESIGNATED" I guess that means that they found he's granted power to award BONUS VIRGINS.

No wonder the terrorist deaths were at a ratio of 12:1 over our brave guys. But Hekmatyar is still with us. How come we hear about so few of the graybeard leaders meeting their own virgins?

Posted by BigEd 2009-10-06 11:49|| 2009-10-06 11:49|| Front Page Top

#2 This seems to be working. We make moves to draw back from our outposts. Taliban moves in to fight so they can declare a 'victory'. we make fertilizer out of them. Works for me. Let's see if wee can suck 'em in again.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-10-06 13:17|| 2009-10-06 13:17|| Front Page Top

#3 4 BCT of 4 ID, I believe. A reporter hopped a medivac in to the battle and HER story is here.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2009-10-06 13:57|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2009-10-06 13:57|| Front Page Top

#4 R of O, that sounds like Ghengis Kahn's tactic of "retreating" and then surrounding the guys chasing you.

How long till 90 of that 100 turn into defenceless kitties, kiddies and duckies?

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2009-10-06 14:03|| 2009-10-06 14:03|| Front Page Top

#5 One hundred dead means how many wounded? Another hundred? I'm sure the Predators followed them home when they ran away... I have the impression there are lots more of those missiles dropped than results are reported, the CIA not being known for windy -- or even not-windy -- boasting. Even so, we do sometimes hear about jihadi greybeards discovering the white raisins.

Posted by trailing wife 2009-10-06 14:20|| 2009-10-06 14:20|| Front Page Top

#6 No matter how you spin it, losing ten good soldiers sucks.
I understand ROE don't allow air attack without positive ID of the target and that there are not 'innocent civilians' endangered by the attack (except in force defense during an active combat engagement) so there would be no Predators following the survivors back to their safe refuge in Pakistan and zapping them there.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-10-06 15:14|| 2009-10-06 15:14|| Front Page Top

#7 May all the jihadi's white raisins be rum soaked, so they can't touch 'em.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-10-06 15:25|| 2009-10-06 15:25|| Front Page Top

#8 chuck simmins - thanks for the link

Posted by liberalhawk 2009-10-06 16:21|| 2009-10-06 16:21|| Front Page Top

#9 Chuck - 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO home station. More info here. There are several other articles about this incident at the link.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-10-06 16:49|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-10-06 16:49|| Front Page Top

#10 Unless a recent Net Artic is wrong, ole' CHINGHIS KHAN = TEMUJIN was too busy having sex wid his Milyuhns-and-Zilyuhns of Wives, Concubines, + Sex Slaves to attack and destroy China + his Central Asian steppe enemies???

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-10-06 19:49|| na]">[na] 2009-10-06 19:49|| Front Page Top

#11 He was able to delegate to sub-commanders, Joe.

Posted by lotp 2009-10-06 19:54|| 2009-10-06 19:54|| Front Page Top

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