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2007-12-13 Afghanistan

Afghanistan says more than 50 Taliban killed

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Posted by Fred 2007-12-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 Any ideas how God could be on the side of the infidels so often?

Posted by gorb 2007-12-13 01:12|| 2007-12-13 01:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Afghan forces had US and British assistance. No doubt they would have helped plan a major action like this, and even an officer would have anticipated a Taliban retreat and left an attractive opening for it, and set up a kill zone along it.
The Taliban had boasted of over 2000 fighters in MQ, though informed guesses indicated more like 200 (which is consistent with the force that was needed to overcome them). Reports of a dozen or two killed in MQ and these 50 in the retreat also seem reasonable, based on results of other actions this year and uncontested air support. If so, then the enemy had roughly 1/3 of its force killed. That can't be good for morale or recruitment.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-12-13 07:52|| 2007-12-13 07:52|| Front Page Top

#3 The wife an i were talking along the same lines as glenmore yesterday... we knew there had to be a series of aambushes set as the commanders of the battle plane could not be so inept to leave a retreat open without expecting the taliturbans to use it..

good shooting boys

Posted by Abu do you love 2007-12-13 11:22|| 2007-12-13 11:22|| Front Page Top

#4 I'd have been much happier with 2/3 of them killed, glenmore. The more casualties the better. I'd also like any not killed to have been wounded, with little in the way of medical attention.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-12-13 13:51|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-12-13 13:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Any ideas how God could be on the side of the infidels so often?

That's easy, they lie.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-12-13 14:10|| 2007-12-13 14:10|| Front Page Top

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