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2003-05-28 Afghanistan

Remote-Controlled Bomb Explodes Near U.S. Vehicle

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Posted by Steve 2003-05-28 11:33 am|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This could be a growing problem across the area US troops occupy. The remote control bomb has been used to good affect against the Israeli Army. The big ones have even knocked out Merkavas, which are a rough equivalent to an Abrams M1A1. These and ATGMs were used by Hizbollah (sic?) to attrite the IDF in South Lebanon, and in their eyes was the cause of Israel pulling out. Thus I am a bit surprized this has not been attempted before and expect more of these tactics to start being tried out on US forces. One guy who has some skill who kills a bunch of our SF or gets an American armored vehicle will spawn a legion of imitators, and the "attrition war" will have begun.
Iran, Syria, and their terrorist allies do not want a US friendly democracy in Iraq. A low level terror/guerilla campaign would try to keep us busy in Iraq or wear us out so we leave a partially stable country that can be turned into a Lebanon or Yemen in a short time.
In the meantime Iran works to get a nuclear bomb and/or Islamists work to destablize Pakistan and get their hands on atomic weapons that way. Heck, the Islamists may try to provoke a war with India just to create chaos in Pakistan and seize power. There are a lot of potential turn-abouts against the US's Mid-East successes out there. Why are we wasteing attention, time, effort, and political capital on another Israeli/Palestinian road-map to no where? Political payoff to Tony Blair? A time buying exercise of some kind for the US? Is it another "last chance" for the Palestinians?
We are at war and the State Dept. can't see that the Paleos are on the other side! Sigh. Did not mean for this to turn into a rant. Rifle

Posted by Rifle308 2003-05-28 12:31:00|| 2003-05-28 12:31:00|| Front Page Top

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