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2009-10-27 Afghanistan

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Posted by tipper 2009-10-27 11:44|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

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That makes October 2009, with 58 fatalities, the deadliest month for the U.S. military since the Afghanistan war began in October 2001.
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How long is it going to take for people to realize that our young men and women in the military being either defeated or dead is EXACTLY what Obama wants?

Posted by Boss Snomotle8280 2009-10-27 12:17|| 2009-10-27 12:17|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't think the majority of Afghans want us there, particularly the Pashtuns in the south. There is no way to stop the material for these bombs...fertilizer and diesel. Lets say Obama grows a set and sends in 60,000 troops. What is that going to get us? Can we really secure this shithole? The geography works against us and against creating any kind of nation.

Most parts of the country are still in the stone age. Is it our job to bring them forward 600 years, especially if they don't want to change?

I think this is a waste of our good men and our treasure. I believe it is better to get the hell out and leave with the very clear message that we will use our air assets liberally and without discrimination against anything we perceive to be a terrorist training area. If we should be attacked, then areas of the country will be flattened by those air assets.

Posted by remoteman 2009-10-27 12:56|| 2009-10-27 12:56|| Front Page Top

#3 I am becoming disgusted with Savages, My mind is changing from HELP FREE THEM, to Fuck them all.

Let's go ahead and sterilize the region of Islam, the poison in their minds.
Leave NO minaret standing, and when they scream tell them "You didn't leave is alone".
THEN leave.
First thing that happens Like 9-11 send a flight of B-52s over their holy rock and vaporize it.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-10-27 13:34|| 2009-10-27 13:34|| Front Page Top

#4 They have proven what we all knew. They are not worthy of saving.

Posted by Penguin 2009-10-27 14:03|| 2009-10-27 14:03|| Front Page Top

#5 One must understand the Bantu mind. These warriors are Impi from a previous ruler. Their loyalties and the loyalties of their Izinduna leaders are of no use to Barry's long term goals. Barry will raise a new army with new Isinduna loyal only to him.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-10-27 14:14|| 2009-10-27 14:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Where's McChrystal and how long until he's fed up with the dithering?

Posted by Woozle Uneter9007 2009-10-27 14:22|| 2009-10-27 14:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Dunno about McChrystal but, last I heard, Obama was headed for Florida.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-10-27 15:05|| 2009-10-27 15:05|| Front Page Top

#8 For me this isn't about Obama. I think we would be in the same situation were McCain president or anyone else.

The Iraq war, for all intents and purposes is over. The US won. Al Q was handed a major defeat. Sure they can still light off a few bombs and kill some civilians, but they won't be a power in Iraq anytime soon.

That means that all the bad guys are now focusing on Afghanistan. I think that Afghanistan was quiet all those years precisely because we were fighting in Iraq.

But I just don't see the upside in staying. My only alternative view is that we make a major surge for a year or two, beat back the Talibs, then declare victory and leave pronto. But a lot of guys are going to die just so we can save some face. Is it worth that?

Posted by remoteman 2009-10-27 15:43|| 2009-10-27 15:43|| Front Page Top

#9 Disengage and let the bastards kill each other.
If a threat appears blow the shit out of it.

Posted by bman">bman 2009-10-27 21:51|| 2009-10-27 21:51|| Front Page Top

#10 God bless these heroes and (redacted) the a-hole that allows this policy to drift for political purposes

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-10-27 22:23|| 2009-10-27 22:23|| Front Page Top

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