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2009-12-12 Afghanistan

NPR: Rules Of Engagement A Dilemma For U.S. Troops

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-12-12 06:05|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 General STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL (U.S. Commander, Afghanistan): ... I think when we err on the side of maturity and caution, there is a cost. And I know that we're asking an extraordinary amount from them to operate with such restraint and self-discipline, but I think it's how we win the war.

BOWMAN: So, that being said, there's still a widespread frustration among the troops, of feeling that their hands are tied in going after insurgents

Talk about a "fuster cluck"!! Obama and McChrystal are effectively making it impossible for us to do anything in Afghanistan except loose.

Posted by WolfDog 2009-12-12 11:37|| 2009-12-12 11:37|| Front Page Top

#2 dont forget, everyone who ever went into Afganistan lost

Posted by 746 2009-12-12 12:28|| 2009-12-12 12:28|| Front Page Top

#3 ...the Mongols didn't.

The problem for McChrystal is that every war has two fronts. The American people may well not pay the cost of "maturity and caution". Then he can write in his memories that it wasn't his fault that he chose to implement a program that lost the support of the people. It'll take just one debacle and serious casualties with the mother-may-I constraints that basically kills our soldiers or marines to lose it. He can keep it under the radar with small hits here and there, but one real big stupid fur ball and its basically over keeping the lid on.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-12-12 12:54|| 2009-12-12 12:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Afghanistan used to be half Buddhist and half Zoroastrian. I doubt the conversions were much more non-violent that any others.

Posted by Fred 2009-12-12 01:50|| 2009-12-12 01:50|| Front Page Top

#5 If we ARCLIGHTed a few Afghan "cities", there wouldn't be any more problem. Karzai would have to change clothes three times a day, but what's wrong with that? We need to tell that bearded little SOB that we're going to win this F***ing war, one way or another. He can either cooperate or die. Of course, we'd need another Eisenhower as president for something like that to happen.

Posted by Old Patriot 2009-12-12 03:32|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/ 2009-12-12 03:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Easy Fred, you are going to scare folks with big words -the Z whats? Actually you have apoint - except those guys came to take aver and stay. The AIM is to hand over to a stable peaceful western leaning govenment (or is it?)Targetting therefore has to be veeerrrrrryy careful rabbit -in order to do that

Posted by Northern Cousin 2009-12-12 07:09|| 2009-12-12 07:09|| Front Page Top

#7 you see any Mongols in Afganistan

Posted by 746 2009-12-12 07:19|| 2009-12-12 07:19|| Front Page Top

#8 Have you check the DNA?

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-12-12 10:06|| 2009-12-12 10:06|| Front Page Top

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