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2008-07-02 Afghanistan

U.S. helicopter shot down in Afghanistan - no casualties

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Posted by anonymous5089 2008-07-02 06:03|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 This is not good. Glad my niece (blackhawke pilot) is out of there. The tide turned against the soviets when our surface to air missles started blowing up their gun ships.

Posted by bman 2008-07-02 11:21|| 2008-07-02 11:21|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm getting tired of paying taxes to support wars we should have won in a matter of weeks. It's time to totally obliterate Pakistan. That would both send a message to the rest of the world the US is tired of islamistan stupidity, and reduce the number of "cross-border incursions", especially if 90% of that border region were radioactive glass with a 500-year halflife. I approved the initial attacks as being the correct way to fight al-Qaida. Now it's time to take the gloves off and do some serious a$$-kicking, using any and all weapons in our inventory. Islamism is a plague that needs to be eradicated.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-07-02 13:11|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-07-02 13:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Testimate to the helicopter, getting them home.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-07-02 13:46|| 2008-07-02 13:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Still don't understand Bush getting cold feet with only 6+months to go in his term. Some legacy he is leaving for the next guy. Gates has been pretty good up to now but he doesn't have the stomach to initialize the Pakistan incursion. Between the Iranians and the Pakistanis our folks are being killed at a faster rate than we would be without their further existence. I am more convinced than ever (reading Willful Blindness will do this to you) our only option is nuclear. Two clean strikes - one on Karachi and the other on Tehran should do the trick.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2008-07-02 15:34|| 2008-07-02 15:34|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm an ass to not mention the pilot and crew even though I was thinking of them as well.

Cheers to their nerves and skill!

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-07-02 19:45|| 2008-07-02 19:45|| Front Page Top

#6 I thought President Bush had all sorts of things planned for the Wednesday after Election Day?

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-07-02 19:46|| 2008-07-02 19:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Shhhhhhhhhh, tw!

That's a secret, ya' know.

Lord Rove will be so displeased.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-07-02 21:02|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-07-02 21:02|| Front Page Top

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