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2004-03-20 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-03-20 5:22:27 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "the para-military units consist largely of local recruits, whose sympathies are with the local tribal communities"

Dan darling reported a rumor the other day that the pro-AQ tribals were smashing the paramilitaries. Youd question if going to the trouble of conscripting them was worth it.OTOH, they apparently needed warm bodies for the cordon. One hopes that this wont result in high value individuals passing through the cordon. Report yesterday that 10 hostiles captured or killed attempting to escape, and report this AM of 100 captured. Presumably the hostiles cant tell who's a wavering para, and who's a Pak regular, till its too late.

Posted by liberalhawk 2004-3-20 6:37:57 AM|| 2004-3-20 6:37:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 looking more and more like a bungled op unless the Paks are willing to let America step in and step in properly,not just a few US ground advisers but the full combined arms team style of ops.

Posted by Jon Shep U.K 2004-3-20 7:03:49 AM|| 2004-3-20 7:03:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I'll bet Perv is sweating artillery rounds. He knows that he has to produce, or the US, growing tired of the crap, will take unilateral action to end this farce. We cannot build a stable Afghanistan unless we can end the cross-border incursions. If that means standing back and blowing the hell out of both North and South Waziristan with JDAMS and iron bombs, so be it. This is war. It's time to step up the pressure on those that want to play around the edges, and stomp those that want to play hide-and-seek games. Three or four fully-loaded B-1s with JDAM munitions could turn those mud fortresses into dustpiles in just a LITTLE while. I think eventually Perv will have to ok their use, or find himself in an untenable position - between a rock (US military) and a hard place (militant muslims). Once we start, we need to finish the job, which includes shutting down all the madrassas and hanging the 'teachers' outside the front door.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-3-20 1:06:34 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-3-20 1:06:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 OP is right. This would require 1 forward air controller with GPS gear a few B-1s and this would be over. No prisoners, but no worry about anyone escaping.

Posted by Anonymous 2004-3-20 5:43:59 PM|| 2004-3-20 5:43:59 PM|| Front Page Top

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