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2010-09-08 Afghanistan

Four Days to Take an Objective, Then Give it Back - Vietnam deja vu

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-09-08 01:22|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 They start pullin this sh!t it's time to go

Posted by armyguy 2010-09-08 13:37|| 2010-09-08 13:37|| Front Page Top

#2 This just seems to be a common thread regarding British troops. What bits I've picked up from Michael Yon is that the British government doesn't support their troops. I mean they cut their defense spending again this year to support their extended dole system. They don't even support them logistically it appears. I the Chinook, or at least I thin it was one, in the background and I wondered if it was US chopper. The Brits don't have enough helos for their troops and often rely on US support.

Posted by miscellaneous 2010-09-08 13:54|| 2010-09-08 13:54|| Front Page Top

#3 As a side note, I had read, I think on Instapundit, that the Brits even allow Sharia to be used instead of their own law system in some areas of the UK. Don't know how accurate that is, but if true, just goes to show how screwed up they really are and their lack of commitment to freedom.

Posted by miscellaneous 2010-09-08 13:58|| 2010-09-08 13:58|| Front Page Top

#4 The British do have Chinook helicopters of varying degrees of age; there have been controversies around the latest batch because they thought they could save money making their own customized digital flight control system, but it unexpectedly wound up costing more. Or something like that.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-09-08 18:49|| 2010-09-08 18:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe we should liberate and do some nation building in Britain. They might actually appreciate it. Well, the people anyway.

Posted by Secret Asian Man 2010-09-08 20:01|| 2010-09-08 20:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Don't be dumbasses. This fight is about people not terrain. Focus on the objective not the means.

Posted by rammer 2010-09-08 21:44|| 2010-09-08 21:44|| Front Page Top

#7 This fight is about people

Peel the sane ones loose and incorporate them into semi-civilized society. Kill the rest. The terrain will take care of itself.

Posted by Glenmore 2010-09-08 21:47|| 2010-09-08 21:47|| Front Page Top

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