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2009-01-07 Afghanistan

U.S. says troops kill 32 insurgents in Afghanistan

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Posted by gorb 2009-01-07 06:43|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The Taliban were not immediately available for comment and Reuters could not verify independently the U.S. military's accounts about the clash.

Nobody at Reuters has Blinky on speed dial?
I seriously doubt that...

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-07 10:14|| 2009-01-07 10:14|| Front Page Top

#2 i also dount that Reuters would have the same accounting of this fire fight

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-01-07 11:56|| 2009-01-07 11:56|| Front Page Top

#3 "Violence has surged in recent years in Afghanistan since the Taliban, ousted in a U.S.-led invasion in 2001, regrouped in 2005 "

Uhm, no. Violence has surged exactly as the US commander there said it would as we get more aggressive in finding and confronting the Taliban. The Taliban aren't "regrouping" and attacking, we are seeking them out, making contact, and killing them.

Notice this raid. It was us locating and attacking a "hideout". A person who is hiding is doing the opposite of "driving out the foreign troops". They are trying to avoid contact with foreign troops and we are not allowing them to do that. They are going to be cold, hungry, and tired come Spring.

Posted by crosspatch 2009-01-07 12:11|| 2009-01-07 12:11|| Front Page Top

#4 crosspaych, i'm glad too see someone who thinks the same thing i do. I'm also tired of reading those same lines in every damn story written about afghanistan

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-01-07 13:04|| 2009-01-07 13:04|| Front Page Top

#5 I belive they call that "boilerplate".

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-07 18:52|| 2009-01-07 18:52|| Front Page Top

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