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2006-05-16 Afghanistan

Afghan schoolgirls attacked, several hurt

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Posted by Steve 2006-05-16 10:45|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 OK, this week the Taleban Bomb a school of little girls. Last week another school was burned down. Last month several school children were killed from a rocket attack and a couple of govt. workers had their heads sawed off. In all, more than 500 people have been killed this year.
Hey...US State Dept., tell me again why the Taleban aren't considerd terrorists.

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-05-16 11:30|| 2006-05-16 11:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Back in the time of my youth, when exams came around you could count on somebody pulling the fire alarm. Nobody ever thought of using real bombs to get out of exams. Progress?

Posted by glenmore">glenmore 2006-05-16 12:46|| 2006-05-16 12:46|| Front Page Top

#3 The treatment given females is the secondary reason I feel islam must be wiped from the face of the earth. Tribalism as practiced by islamic adherents follows closely behind. There is no place in the world for either. On to step #9 and quickly.

Posted by SPoD 2006-05-16 13:34|| http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/]">[http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/] 2006-05-16 13:34|| Front Page Top

#4 The mission in Afghanistan is slipping away. We are not acting agressively enough to stem the flow of Taliban from their bases in Pakistan and we are not eradicating their source of funding within Afghanistan...ie the opium fields. Until we do these things we are doing nothing but pouring water into a leaky bucket.

Posted by remoteman 2006-05-16 13:42|| 2006-05-16 13:42|| Front Page Top

#5 DepotGuy-Next thing you know, they'll be called 'insurgents'.
;(

Posted by Jules 2006-05-16 21:21|| 2006-05-16 21:21|| Front Page Top

#6 I fear remoteman is right. We are not doing some of the commons sense things, such as serious hot pursuit, elevating the pressure on Musharraf to the next level, and very aggressive ROEs in the hinterlands. The Afghan Army seems to be getting some kudos from our troops, which can be a big deal if it's legit and not just political stroking, but it feels like we're dropping the ball there. And that gets our people killed.

Posted by Unomorong Whereck6576 2006-05-16 21:33|| 2006-05-16 21:33|| Front Page Top

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