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2006-09-10 Afghanistan

Taliban in Panjwaii on verge of collapse: NATO

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Posted by Steve White 2006-09-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I hold the grim suspicion that this particular campaign is intended to drive those not killed into North Wazoo. To make it easy for them to flee there, expecting safety from the Pak army.

This both clears them out of very difficult terrain, and lets the good guyz set up an 'anvil' at the border. Then, when and if the Pak army decided to 'hammer' North Wazoo, there will be no escape, and the command of the Taliban will be annihilated.

It is a technique to put a definitive end to things.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-09-10 00:10|| 2006-09-10 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Then, when and if the Pak army decided to 'hammer' North Wazoo

Expecting the Pakistanis to "hammer" anything but more sand up our collective @sses is a bit too optimistic.

Posted by Zenster 2006-09-10 00:21|| 2006-09-10 00:21|| Front Page Top

#3 LOL, just read Peter Bergen's commentary at the Washington Post. Peter's piece, "The Taliban, Regrouped and Rearmed" is another exercise in hand wringing.

I bet the closest Bergen has been to combat was a food fight in college.

Posted by Captain America 2006-09-10 01:15|| 2006-09-10 01:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Mooses, the Panjwaii area is a 'friendly suburb area' just west of Kandahar, southern A-stan.

~~Waziristan~~ the Wazoos

North and South are in Pakland.

Hunt the Talibs

Posted by RD 2006-09-10 02:47|| 2006-09-10 02:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks for the map, Rd.

What's a "Federally Administered Tribal Area"? Does Pakistan have Indian reservations too?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-09-10 02:51|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-09-10 02:51|| Front Page Top

#6 "Does Pakistan have Indian reservations..."

ROFL, Barbara! Best double-entendre snark in ages!

Posted by flyover 2006-09-10 03:00|| 2006-09-10 03:00|| Front Page Top

#7 Thank you, fly.

I'll be here all week. Try the veal. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-09-10 03:02|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-09-10 03:02|| Front Page Top

#8 RD, why the Red v. Orange for No. Wacko, something I'm missing (like a legend)?

Posted by Captain America 2006-09-10 03:30|| 2006-09-10 03:30|| Front Page Top

#9 Barbara sed,

What's a "Federally Administered Tribal Area"? Does Pakistan have Indian reservations too?

yes Mrs. Skolaut whenever you see this sign

You are in Federally administered areas..

honest injun,

and I'll have the veal parmigiana! :-)

Posted by RD 2006-09-10 03:45|| 2006-09-10 03:45|| Front Page Top

#10 You can be sure that the traitors in the MSM will not cover this story. To them even on the eve of 9-11, we are all victims of Bush, not of the pedophile for profit's Islamic hordes.

We are so screwed.

Posted by Thelet Uneater4294 2006-09-10 11:44|| 2006-09-10 11:44|| Front Page Top

#11 Memories are painfully short. The muzzies have been boinking us for decades and our.... "leadership" has pretty much permitted it to continue rather than face off with the culprits. The 9/11 attack was the climax of ....."it's only a question of when, not if." Reality has now arrived and the question is what are we to do about it.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-09-10 11:51|| 2006-09-10 11:51|| Front Page Top

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