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2010-01-22 Afghanistan

US commander to tighten rules on night-time raids - What next, no shooting?

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-01-22 07:07|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 absof*ckinglutely disgusting! We own the night with our comms, night gear, and to give that advantage away is unconscionable. Resign now, Stanley if you can't do this right

Posted by Frank G 2010-01-22 08:22|| 2010-01-22 08:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Is this war or F-Troop?

Posted by Black Bart Ebberens7700 2010-01-22 08:31|| 2010-01-22 08:31|| Front Page Top

#3 If you're not going to be allowed to win, why even try?

Posted by M. Murcek 2010-01-22 09:13|| 2010-01-22 09:13|| Front Page Top

#4 "Concerns have ranged from allegations of ill-treatment, aggressive behaviour and cultural insensitivity, particularly toward women."

Certainly can't be having any of that now can we.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-01-22 09:18|| 2010-01-22 09:18|| Front Page Top

#5 All those 'innocent' people shouldnt associate with miserable scum . Problem solved or problem erased , your choice people of Afghanistan

Posted by Oscar 2010-01-22 09:31|| 2010-01-22 09:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Please bring back Air Chief Marshall Harris and his THUNDERCLAP raids. They brought the Reich to it's knees! Die altere Menschen in Germany still speak of it.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-01-22 09:56|| 2010-01-22 09:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Does anything in the article about this future directive forbid getting into place during the night, then attacking as soon as the household shows signs of being awake? I think the real concern is being seen by outsiders in their nighties... especially their womenfolk being seen in their nighties.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-01-22 12:29|| 2010-01-22 12:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Whoops! Hit Submit too soon. I neglected to add, especially because everybody knows those night vision thingies can see through clothes.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-01-22 12:30|| 2010-01-22 12:30|| Front Page Top

#9 TW - I thought the proper Rantburg term was "scanties".

Posted by Bobby 2010-01-22 13:33|| 2010-01-22 13:33|| Front Page Top

#10 @ #5 = worth repeating:

All those 'innocent' people shouldnt associate with miserable scum . Problem solved or problem erased , your choice people of Afghanistan

Posted by Mike Hunt 2010-01-22 16:32|| 2010-01-22 16:32|| Front Page Top

#11 to add--> Didn't we learn anything from Vietnam? Why are we letting politicians run the war?

If I was a member of the NATO Afghan command , I would take careful note of just who and where the complaints were coming from.
Then I would stage raids on those locations at 5:14 AM and 8:38 PM, in hopes of capturing those foreign 'honored guests' the whiners are so interested in protecting.

Posted by Mike Hunt 2010-01-22 16:40|| 2010-01-22 16:40|| Front Page Top

#12 I suppose next we'll be leaflet-ing the houses first (with 24 hour notice).

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-01-22 17:51|| 2010-01-22 17:51|| Front Page Top

#13 Night operations risk offending Afghan sensitivity about men entering homes where women are sleeping.

Let me guess, Then we can't tell if they're really women Or Taliban men?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-01-22 21:27|| 2010-01-22 21:27|| Front Page Top

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