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2014-08-05 Afghanistan
American Major General Killed in Shooting at Afghan Military Academy
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Posted by gorb 2014-08-05 11:38|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top

#1 Obean will probably have something to say after he comes back from his presidential golf game.
Posted by gorb 2014-08-05 11:44||   2014-08-05 11:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Where exactly were his guards?
Posted by Charles 2014-08-05 11:46||   2014-08-05 11:46|| Front Page Top

#3 a Corpseman
Posted by Frank G on the road 2014-08-05 12:26||   2014-08-05 12:26|| Front Page Top

#4 "Where exactly were his guards?"

I'll be there in 5 weeks. I'll look for them.

How in the F%^& does this happen?
Posted by Bangkok Billy 2014-08-05 12:38||   2014-08-05 12:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Was this the new guy or had they not transitioned? And yes, Where is Blackwater when you need them? Oh, that's right, the PC police made them go away...
Posted by 49 Pan 2014-08-05 13:47||   2014-08-05 13:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Are you people totally f*cked up?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-08-05 14:58||   2014-08-05 14:58|| Front Page Top

#7 A German general got injured, too. Seems it was some kind of regular visit.
Posted by gorb 2014-08-05 15:08||   2014-08-05 15:08|| Front Page Top

#8 Yes.
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-08-05 15:09||   2014-08-05 15:09|| Front Page Top

#9 HUGE boost to the morale of the enemy. HUGE.
Posted by Thineng Angailet7166 2014-08-05 15:09||   2014-08-05 15:09|| Front Page Top

#10 #6, yes. We are. Sorry about that. It seems we have a president who means to run us into ruin.
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-08-05 15:12||   2014-08-05 15:12|| Front Page Top

#11 Do you think our Commander In chief will take this personally ....??
Posted by BowWowSoldier 2014-08-05 15:22||   2014-08-05 15:22|| Front Page Top

#12 #6 - we weep for the death of an American hero in such a worthless manner - supporting a military action that neither our POTUS nor Afghans are willing to support wholeheartedly.

Do you weep for brave Ukrainians killed by your Putin-loving thugs? I thought not. Pick that stick outta your own eye first
Posted by Frank G on the road 2014-08-05 15:53||   2014-08-05 15:53|| Front Page Top

#13 Frank, he is a good example of most Europeans. They never understood us, never will. We come to their rescue over and over again, provide security for decades, spend billions of dollars and national treasure. Yet they cant wait to criticize our culture. We are demanding, we cowboy up, we are violent, we understand that to keep enemies at bay we must remain the most violent force on earth. We take pride in our victories and shame those that abdicate power. They will never understand us like they never understood vikings... I pity them and their lack of maturity.
Posted by 49 Pan 2014-08-05 17:19||   2014-08-05 17:19|| Front Page Top

#14 #12 I see no connection between what I said and that you emoted, but I don't doubt there is one---in your mind.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-08-05 17:45||   2014-08-05 17:45|| Front Page Top

#15 Proper response would be to bomb to rubble the ISI HQ in Rawalpindi on a business day when their generals are IN.
Posted by 3dc 2014-08-05 18:27||   2014-08-05 18:27|| Front Page Top

#16 ABC Evening news tonight gave primary coverage to a bus collision in Manhattan before mentioning this event.
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418  2014-08-05 18:45||   2014-08-05 18:45|| Front Page Top

#17 Yokay, I'll bite, ISN'T THIS NEWS FROM 1-1/2-to-2 WEEKS AGO.

Either Washington + aligned MSM-Net are deliberately delaying the release of bad news, or somebody is playing PSYOPS/PYOPS???
Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-08-05 19:21||   2014-08-05 19:21|| Front Page Top

#18 This is, as with the loss of any soldier, a tragedy. I send my condolences to his family.

His rank though does not elevate the loss above that of any other soldier. Today our military training program is so robust that Schwarzkopf related in his biography, that the introductory speaker to his session of "orientation for new general officer" class said that if all the members of the class had perished on the way to the school, he was confident that the next rank of senior Colonels could easily replace them.

This hasn't always been true, and it need not remain so, but for now, we are blessed with talent. So let us morn the soldier, not his rank.
Posted by rammer 2014-08-05 20:18||   2014-08-05 20:18|| Front Page Top

#19  Joe M - every news site I can find states this happened today. A Lt. General was killed in the suicide attack on the Pentagon on 9/11.
The death of MG Greene is not only about that of a soldier or of a high ranking officer, but also highly relevant to the mismanagement of the war in Afghanistan. And that is not all due to Obama.
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-08-05 20:29||   2014-08-05 20:29|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Jerkface Killa 2014-08-05 21:36||   2014-08-05 21:36|| Front Page Top

#21 Oh, that's funny. Now go get me some fries, boy.
Posted by tu3031 2014-08-05 21:48||   2014-08-05 21:48|| Front Page Top

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