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2010-02-21 Afghanistan

Marines Meet Heavy Resistance From Taliban

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Posted by Steve White 2010-02-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Ultimately, all of the bad guys that stay and fight the Marines will die in vain for allan.

Posted by anymouse 2010-02-21 02:29|| 2010-02-21 02:29|| Front Page Top

#2 This is because they have the Taliban pocketed. Of course they're going to fight harder when they have nowhere to run.

Posted by gromky 2010-02-21 03:00|| 2010-02-21 03:00|| Front Page Top

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-02-21 08:43|| 2010-02-21 08:43|| Front Page Top

#4 The MSM knows exactly two things about the Taliban.

One is that when the Taliban stay and fight, they put up "fierce resistance" (a Google search for "fierce resistance Taliban" gets about 200,000 hits going back to 2001.)

The other is that when the Taliban run screaming in the other direction, it is because they have melted into the population leaving behind questions about the effectiveness of American strategy or tactics. (A search for "Taliban melt" gets over 4 million hits, also going back to 2001.)

The one thing the MSM knows about the Marines in Afghanistan is that they are under heavy fire (although a search for "Marines under heavy fire Taliban" gets only about 40,000 hits.) I assume this passive description is because no reporter, or at least no surviving reporter, has ever spent much time on the wrong end of a Marine (or US Army) rifle platoon.

Posted by Matt 2010-02-21 10:45|| 2010-02-21 10:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Don't forget that, according to the MSM, once a terrorists puts down his gun, if only for a second - to go pee for example -, he instantly becomes an 'innocent, helpless, civilian'.

Also any Terrorist Casualties become instant 'Civilian casualties killed in cold blood' once they're guns are removed by their cohorts.

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-02-21 11:01|| 2010-02-21 11:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Also seen on a headline, "Nato takes heavy losses".
6 soldiers killed is "Heavy Losses". It's a good think these bug wits weren't around during WWII.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2010-02-21 13:19|| 2010-02-21 13:19|| Front Page Top

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