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2010-02-02 Afghanistan

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-02-02 03:04|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Obviously, Petraeus and McChrystal have Gates' ear. Thank God, the Pentagon is finally getting it. But somehow I think I am being premature in my thinking.

Posted by Jack is Back! 2010-02-02 08:52|| 2010-02-02 08:52|| Front Page Top

#2 What do they do with the captured ones, now that Guantanamo Bay is no longer accepting captives?

Fairest option for everyone would be dispose. But I guess , off to Afghan jail for legit questioninig and hopefully set upon by 'friendly' inmates who've received a healthy baksheesh after questioning has finished

Tidy package all wrapped n all that

Posted by Oscar 2010-02-02 09:23|| 2010-02-02 09:23|| Front Page Top

#3 I guess the newly printed multi-language Miranda cards reached the field for squad distribution.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-02-02 11:27|| 2010-02-02 11:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top allied commander in Kabul, made his name commanding similar special-operations forces in Iraq and sending them after hundreds of key insurgent and Al Qaeda figures. His success was considered crucial to salvaging the Iraq war.

Somehow I feel that Petraeus would have done just fine by himself. McChrystal seems to be doing a fine job, too. But can it truly be said that Petraeus would have lost the war? What does the author mean here?

Posted by gorb 2010-02-02 13:03|| 2010-02-02 13:03|| Front Page Top

#5 If they wanna make me happy, they'll change the name to "kill-capture-kill"...

Posted by tu3031 2010-02-02 13:42|| 2010-02-02 13:42|| Front Page Top

#6 I suspect that the new action it will be to kill unofficially and the offical report will read something like "nope, didn't see a thing, why do you ask?"

Anything else would be to set yourself up for a potential hate crime.

Posted by Kelly 2010-02-02 14:56|| 2010-02-02 14:56|| Front Page Top

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