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2010-12-18 Afghanistan

Petraeus Radically Increasing War Intensity

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-12-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 "opponents in Helmand" - like they're an opposition political party and not killers of teachers, civilians, and believers in human shields. Nice equivocation, ya tool

Posted by Frank G 2010-12-18 00:34|| 2010-12-18 00:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Nice to know that Petraeus may not be a COIN-aholic after all. I really was concerned that the man bought too much into his own field manual.

Posted by American Delight 2010-12-18 06:37|| http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/ 2010-12-18 06:37|| Front Page Top

#3 The COIN [counterinsurgency] strategy is balanced by a counterterrorism strategy, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright recently told reporters.

This tells the tail. COIN in the areas that we and the Afghan government hold, counterterrorism in the areas that we don't. Finally, some common sense.

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2010-12-18 08:06|| 2010-12-18 08:06|| Front Page Top

#4 I thought a ratchet only goes one way, you can ratchet up but not down.
That aside, since when did our forces take a vacation over the winter, kick back with the wives, kids and goats? That's for the enemy. With their combat sandals.

Posted by Grunter 2010-12-18 08:32|| 2010-12-18 08:32|| Front Page Top

#5 You can ratchet either direction, Grunter. But you have to change the switch in between.

Posted by Glenmore 2010-12-18 08:38|| 2010-12-18 08:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Jeez, just look at the lefty slant. The writer should work for NYT media. Americans are bad, mmkay?

Posted by gromky 2010-12-18 09:12|| 2010-12-18 09:12|| Front Page Top

#7 His generals relied on massive surface-to-surface missiles to clear the Taliban out of Kandahar, and ordered tanks to help crush opponents in Helmand province.

I make a happy face :)

Posted by Goldies Every Damn Where 2010-12-18 16:04|| 2010-12-18 16:04|| Front Page Top

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