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2008-01-18 Afghanistan

Defense Secretary, Facing Criticism, ~~flipflops~~ Hails NATO Forces

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Posted by Besoeker 2008-01-18 07:15|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 Of course, this why we're sending in 3000 Marines. NATO couldn't do Kosovo and they couldn't do Afghanistan.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-01-18 12:34|| 2008-01-18 12:34|| Front Page Top

#2 You could shorten that to "NATO Can't do" and it still works.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-01-18 13:01|| 2008-01-18 13:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, certain MEMBERS of NATO "can do", but it's 90% US "can do". No other NATO nation actually trains or practices counterterrorism or counter-insurgency. The Brits used to, but quit after leaving Malaysia. Secretary Gates' criticism is justified in that regard. The US should set up a counter-insurgency training center in Afghanistan, and train all NATO forces, as well as Afghan and Pakistani troops. It would supposedly get all the forces fighting the Taliban on the same sheet of music, at least.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-01-18 14:02|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-01-18 14:02|| Front Page Top

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