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Afghanistan
Summer Offensive "06": Good Guys - 72 Bad Guys - 0
2006-08-21
Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan were embroiled in fierce fighting overnight that left as many as 72 suspected Taliban insurgents dead, according to NATO officials. "Witnesses at the scene say there were bodies everywhere, in and around this village that has been a Taliban hotbed where they had been amassing recently," reported CTV's Matt McClure from Kandahar.
"It's almost as brutal as the Yankee - Red Sox series"
No Canadians were killed in the fighting west of Kandahar that began late Saturday and lasted through the night, thanks in part to careful planning by the soldiers' new battle group commander.
Posted by:john

#16  honors? Slim Jims inserted?
Posted by: Frank G   2006-08-21 21:37  

#15  This is "low hanging fruit" - send the bodies back with honors.
Posted by: tzsenator   2006-08-21 21:06  

#14  Looks like that Taliban hotbed just assumed room temperature.
Posted by: ed   2006-08-21 14:48  

#13  72 squared is over 5000 - big Mo's gonna run out of virgins at this rate. I've heard through the grapevine he's already looking to four-year-olds... and most of those were rabbits!
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-08-21 14:42  

#12  Virgins at the Yanks-BoSox series? Nay
Posted by: Captain America   2006-08-21 12:40  

#11  I once tried a disproportionate response when I was a kid and since then, I love it!
Posted by: twobyfour   2006-08-21 11:43  

#10  wedding party seething in 5..4..3..2..1
Posted by: tzsenator   2006-08-21 11:11  

#9  "I'm calling the Canadian action "disproportionate". Some of the 72 must be innocent women and children, and baby ducks, and fluffy bunnies."

Oh come now John! I'm sure no women and children were taken out, but reast assured that stuffed bunny rabbits and little rubber duckies will be found among the busted RPGs and AKs.
Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden   2006-08-21 10:27  

#8  I'm calling the Canadian action "disproportionate". Some of the 72 must be innocent women and children, and baby ducks, and fluffy bunnies.

Posted by: john   2006-08-21 10:17  

#7  Good job to our friends from the Great White North.

Any other Muzzie want to become a terrorist? We got new job openings!
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-08-21 10:08  

#6  The Canadian Princess Pat's and the British Paras. In the late innings you want to bring in your very best closers.
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2006-08-21 09:30  

#5  I believe it should read:
Coalition 72, Taliban 0
Posted by: Mike   2006-08-21 09:24  

#4  Isn't the score posted backwards?
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-08-21 09:14  

#3  "Were they virgins?" Yep, all dead for the first time.
Posted by: Grunter   2006-08-21 09:12  

#2  Good job to the Canadian troops.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2006-08-21 08:45  

#1  were they virgins?
Posted by: Frank G   2006-08-21 08:31  

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