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2011-05-15 Afghanistan

Failed Taliban offensive as redux: Media overlooks coalition victories

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Posted by trailing wife 2011-05-15 16:28|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 > Time magazine forebodingly compared it to the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War.

Would be a very apt comparison! Media lied. Offensive failed.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-05-15 17:53|| 2011-05-15 17:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Uncle Walter Conkrite isn't here to lie to the American people this time, and perky Katie Couric has about 7 viewers. Our MFM has lost the battle, and we need to make sure these symps lose their war on us

Posted by Frank G 2011-05-15 17:53|| 2011-05-15 17:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Strategy Page says the Taliban are giving up their IED campaign since they can no longer justify the cost since we are finding so many of them and killing the bomb crews. The talibs are switching to suicide bombers until they run out of Paki madrassa fodder. Boomers have no effect on us but tough for the Afghan civilians. Still, it's less than 1% of the damage of allowing Pakistani surrogates to mass and attack Afghan cities.

Posted by Zebulon Thranter9685 2011-05-15 19:35|| 2011-05-15 19:35|| Front Page Top

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