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| US Marines launch large Afghan offensive |
| 2009-12-04 |
| U.S. Marines and Afghan troops have launched the first offensive since President Barack Obama announced an American troop surge. Maj. William Pelletier, a U.S. military spokesman, said about 1,000 Marines as well as Afghan troops launched Operation Cobra's Anger early Friday in the northern part of Helmand province. The offensive aims at cutting off the Taliban communication routes through Helmand and disrupting their supply lines, especially those providing the explosives for the numerous lethal roadside bombs that litter the area. So far there are no reports of casualties. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #7 Well, Obama gave the Speech.He didnt mention the word "victory" once. Instead we were treated to a confusing BS of how vitally important the battle in Afghanistan is versus the fact that we can’t afford it and it’s not worth the effort. Obama squandered the opportunity to rally the Nation and instead announced a meager and timid course of action. 30,000 for 18 months isnt a strategy its a warranty for failure. Its gonna FAIL. The most damning part of Obama’s strategy however is that he has given the military 18 months to accomplish their mission. ( and then we uptail in time for his Re-Election Campaign) While paying lip service to “conditions on the ground”, he said that the U.S. will begin a withdrawal in July of 2011. And every Mookie in a turban can sit on his ass and wait for us to take the Bus. The last coming in will be seeing the others getting on the plane to fly out. 4 months and up-tail. He gave the enemy the moral impetus they need to persevere against the very troops he is sending to defeat them. While on paper they have 18 months, in reality they have 4. It will take at least 7 months to get the troops in place, probably longer.Then before anything is DONE..bye-bye. He's blown you off, people. Although wisely the initial deployments will take place during the winter season when the enemy traditionally goes to ground, and extend through the spring and summer offensive season of 2010, they will not be completed until the following winter. Once the spring 2011 offensive season begins in roughly March, they will have only 4 months to accomplish their goals before the withdrawal begins. Its a set up, he's set the Military up to FAIL! And he will blame them and not himself. The Surge in Iraq was roughly a full 13 months of effort. Obama expects our military to do the same thing in a far harsher environment, with a total commitment of fewer troops, in 1/3 the time. He has SET THEM UP for failure, and announced the fact to the entire world, including our enemies in both Afghanistan and elsewhere. Its NOT strategic thinking. Iran and the Moslem Culture are the Threat. Afghanistan is only a tactical area . In other words, last night the President of the United States announced our surrender to the Mookies and gave us all the kissoff. |
| Posted by: Angleton9 2009-12-04 23:08 |
| #6 They [want to] forget the Chemical WMDs, 500+ warheads, policed up in Iraq. BUSH PULLED OUT IN 2003 DID U FORGET? We've had troops there since the operations to take down the Taliban. We just took the major fight with AQ to a better location to execute it, Iraq. AQ declared Iraq to be the decisive battle and threw its resources into it allowing us to destroy a large portion of both its leadership and resources that would otherwise be hard to dig out in the Pakistan territories at that time. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-12-04 16:55 |
| #5 #3 Goddamn George Bush, Dick Cheney and all those who stood with them to sell this atrocity to our people. Huh, if my memory serves me correctly, I believe there were over 60 UN resolutions concerning WMD leveled against Saddam and his regime. On the ground at the time, it appeared Saddam had absolutely no intention of compliance and the US had the only steady hand and sharp knife. Now of course if you'd like to believe Scott Ritter's version and that of the left, you are more than welcome to it. I personally believe dirt napping was a most deserving outcome for Saddam, and sons Uday and Qusay. And by the way, if a Pew poll were taken of adult Iraqis, I highly suspect they would enthusiastically concur. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-12-04 16:13 |
| #4 Oh, dear. I fear that play4keeps has lost his marbles. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-12-04 15:55 |
| #3 Goddamn George Bush, Dick Cheney and all those who stood with them to sell this atrocity to our people. And Why Call the DRAWDOWN in 2011 wrong when thats the EXACT message we should send to the Afghan Gov. Its called pressure my friend. BUSH PULLED OUT IN 2003 DID U FORGET? Also Those who say that they “support the troops” seem never to think what they are sending them to do. hint IRAQ |
| Posted by: play4keeps 2009-12-04 15:06 |
| #2 well explain why Obama is gonna sent troops there too turn around and pull them out in a year. This place was dead LONG before Bush sent any troops there.Also Obama is the one who put the new ROE in place where our boys couldn't shoot back when civilians are anywhere nearby so they where sitting ducks culminating in the loss of more of our troops. They should kill as many of them before july 2011 and let them live in the stione age as they are accustomed too. |
| Posted by: CHRIS 2009-12-04 13:24 |
| #1 Bush left this place to die good job OBAMA refocus this guy bushes efforts or lack of efforts on this war.GOOD LUCK BOYS |
| Posted by: play4keeps 2009-12-04 11:54 |