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2008-06-01 Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2008-06-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 I guess we'll have to settle for the "dreaded summer offensive^TM". Spring is over.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2008-06-01 01:33|| 2008-06-01 01:33|| Front Page Top

#2 I admire the Brits, really I do, but what do we take away from this? They can whip rural muzz ass, but put 'em in a town like Basra and they're at sea. Hard to figure...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-06-01 04:15|| 2008-06-01 04:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Different training, different ROE -->different results.

Go Britain!

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-06-01 07:57|| 2008-06-01 07:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Would this have anything at all to do with a few extra Marines in the general neighborhood?

Posted by Unique Battle 2008-06-01 11:43|| 2008-06-01 11:43|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm sure it does, Unique Battle. But the British soldier gets so little, and gives so much... let them have the credit.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-06-01 12:39|| 2008-06-01 12:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Go Brits!

Let's hope this report is more accurate than the overly sanguine summaries that came out of Basra before the Yanks (and the Iraqi Army) had to come in and straighten things out for the Brits there.

Meanwhile, Prince William is joining the Royal Navy while it still has a ship.

Let's get the Labour Party out, the Tories back, teach the Tories how to be less metrosexual (think Cameron), and maybe the US will have a real ally again.

Posted by Peter Carroll 2008-06-01 13:16|| 2008-06-01 13:16|| Front Page Top

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