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2003-09-17 Afghanistan

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Posted by Steve 2003-09-17 11:29:55 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Exactly. Keep on their heels, keep them running until they can't run any more. Then kill them all.

Or, as an older army's commanders were wont to yell:

"Loose the Legion!"

Posted by mojo 2003-9-17 12:53:10 PM|| 2003-9-17 12:53:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The difference here is that the Afghans have cars they ride in after the Taliban. The Taliban don't have cars.

Vehicular homicide is allowed.

Posted by Charles 2003-9-17 12:59:02 PM|| 2003-9-17 12:59:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Basic evasive tactics require tying a leafy tree branch to yourself and dragging it behind you. That erases your footprints. Morons must of forgot.

Posted by Lucky 2003-9-17 1:09:04 PM|| 2003-9-17 1:09:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Lucky, there are large parts of Afghanistan where leafy trees are as scarce as virgins in Panama. Most of the land is either piled on top of itself, deeply-eroded terrain with unbelievable gullies, and rocks of all sizes - mostly rocks. Anything green is suspected of being a soldier until proven otherwise.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-9-17 2:04:05 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-9-17 2:04:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Couldn't help but notice, but that the General does have an unfortunate name.

Posted by Captain Holly 2003-9-17 6:15:17 PM|| 2003-9-17 6:15:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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