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| Afghanistan |
| UK troops pave way for massive NATO Afghan assault |
| 2010-02-05 |
| British troops have launched helicopter advances in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province to prepare the battlefield for a major NATO operation, the British military said on Friday. The British operations were the first confirmation that small-scale military activity has already begun ahead of an expected massive assault on the town of Marjah, a warren of desert canals that U.S. Marines say they intend to seize soon. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #4 "Nothing like telling the enemy what we plan to do in advance." Well, I am with Michael Yon in that respect. They already know exactly where we are. The civilians know where the compounds are, they can see troop buildups. Word gets around. You can't hide stuff like that from the locals. They already know. What they don't know is the means and the timing. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2010-02-05 19:41 |
| #3 Or watch them scurry and see where they go. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2010-02-05 13:05 |
| #2 The Germans knew we were coming across the channel too. Not much you can do to avoid that strategic dictate. However, you can mix and cover your operational and tactical execution. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-02-05 12:04 |
| #1 Nothing like telling the enemy what we plan to do in advance. |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-02-05 10:58 |