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2012-01-17 Afghanistan

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Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-01-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 FTA: The decline in casualties tracks roughly to the decrease in air strikes, in other words.
In other words, the gung-ho Taliban who have not yet been killed have learned to duck, dodge, weave & take cover.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-01-17 01:50|| 2012-01-17 01:50|| Front Page Top

#2 ..it's called adaptation to environment. That Darwin fellow had a theory on the concept.

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-01-17 08:08|| 2012-01-17 08:08|| Front Page Top

#3 More likely, the increasingly restrictive ROE is something like: "For heavens' sake, don't bomb anything that might have people near it."

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-17 09:19|| 2012-01-17 09:19|| Front Page Top

#4 How likely is this resulting form increased emphasis on UAV hunting in Pakistan?

Posted by trailing wife 2012-01-17 19:07|| 2012-01-17 19:07|| Front Page Top

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