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2010-07-14 Afghanistan

2010 Afghan airstrikes running at 1/4 of the rate in 2007 - Jun 10 YTD killed = 322, Jun 07 YTD

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Posted by Zhang Fei 2010-07-14 12:44|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Jun 07 YTD = 99

Posted by Zhang Fei 2010-07-14 13:02|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com 2010-07-14 13:02|| Front Page Top

#2 It must be difficult to fight an unnamed enemy.
When will the WH ostriches take their head out of their sand pit and see reality?

Posted by Willy 2010-07-14 13:22|| 2010-07-14 13:22|| Front Page Top

#3 When will the WH ostriches take their head out of their sand pit and see reality?

Not before November 2012, if ever.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-07-14 13:34|| 2010-07-14 13:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Which approach worked better?

Posted by JohnQC 2010-07-14 17:21|| 2010-07-14 17:21|| Front Page Top

#5 .....said Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, the No. 2 allied commander in Afghanistan. Still, Rodriguez said he was not aware of any incident in which airstrikes were denied when troops were in a tight spot.

Let me help you General. Under the current ROE, Air strikes, arty, even returning fire cannot even be requested or conducted unless the troops in contact have PID" (positive ID) of the enemy. So, as a starting point, take a count of the engagements less PID. It shouldn't be too difficult, there are many each week.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-07-14 17:31|| 2010-07-14 17:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Which approach worked better?

From 2007 to 2010, coalition deaths more than tripled.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2010-07-14 18:21|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com 2010-07-14 18:21|| Front Page Top

#7 I suspect BEIJING = CHINA recognizes that iff the US phased withdrawal from Afghanistan = AFPAK is delayed for any reason, the Radic Islamist Militant Groups will simply cross over the borders into WEST CHINA, INDJUH [India] + OTHER CENTRAL ASIA STATES, + create shennanigans anew.

Which is why CHINA is escalating or intensifying its VARIOUS BILATERAL COOPS WID ISLAMABAD [AMAP before 2011 + after].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-07-14 19:46|| 2010-07-14 19:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Geneva Convention rules should only apply if the warring parties qualify...ie...uniformed combatants.
If the enemy doesn't wear uniforms is not readily identifiable and hides between women and children, how do we know if it's civilians that we killed?
And because of this there is no way to prevent collateral damage and civilian deaths.

Posted by Mike Hunt 2010-07-14 22:25|| 2010-07-14 22:25|| Front Page Top

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