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2008-04-15 Afghanistan

Britain Feels Like They're Killing too Many Taliban Fighters, Plans to Kill Less.....

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Posted by Icerigger 2008-04-15 15:36|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The paratroopers commanders hope they can cut the deaths, which they fear are a boost for the Taliban

That wouldn't make sense to anyone but a Brit. It sure doesn't sound like a very good recruiting slogan to me.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-04-15 18:53|| 2008-04-15 18:53|| Front Page Top

#2 "...the dead insurgents family then feels a debt of honour to take up arms against British soldiers."

I'd be shooting another local for each Taliban - that'd kill two birds with one stone by the same logic.

Posted by Bulldog 2008-04-15 18:56|| 2008-04-15 18:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Looks like they are moving the Commanders in Basra to Afghanistan. Similar logic.

Posted by tipover 2008-04-15 19:32|| 2008-04-15 19:32|| Front Page Top

#4 You couldn't make this ship up.

The paratroopers commanders should form an EMO band called Suicidal Tendencies. Hm, taken... maybe ParaSuicidal Tendencies, then.

Posted by twobyfour 2008-04-15 19:47|| 2008-04-15 19:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Ah the Basra doctrine, I say we ask them to leave the battle field then, The UK's Labor government doesn't know how to fight or win. Send them to Kosovo so we can pull our troops out. Let them not fight there.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2008-04-15 19:48|| 2008-04-15 19:48|| Front Page Top

#6 I would think that the ones you dopn't kill will come back later and may get you

Posted by sinse 2008-04-15 19:59|| 2008-04-15 19:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Sinse, you must have read some history books recently! ;-)

Posted by twobyfour 2008-04-15 23:48|| 2008-04-15 23:48|| Front Page Top

#8 TOPIX > TELEGRAPH.UK > TURKEY: NATO MAKING A BIG MISTAKE IN AFGANISTAN. Winning "Hearts and Minds" more important than militarist force, plus FYI letting Turkey into the EU; + THE WAR WILL BE WON IN KABUL; + AVOIDING NATO: THE MILITANT'S NEW STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN. "Soft Targets" preferred???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-15 23:51|| 2008-04-15 23:51|| Front Page Top

#9 RUMORMILLNEWS > MUSHARAFF SEEKS RUSSIAN, CHINESE, ABD IRANIAN COLLABORATION IN DEFENSE, GAS, AFGHANISTAN.

IMO, 'Tis okay wid OSAMA BIN LADEN becuz his + Radical Islam's Jihad is headin' solely for RUSSIA-CHINA + SCO anyway. NO MATTER WHAT TERROR VIOLENCE HAPPENS IN ISRAEL ANDOR EUROPE, OSAMA'S TRUE TARGET = FOCII IS NOW SQUARELY RUSSIA + ASIA.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-15 23:56|| 2008-04-15 23:56|| Front Page Top

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