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| Afghanistan |
| Marines Meet Heavy Resistance From Taliban |
| 2010-02-21 |
| Perky Katie sez it's true ... (CBS) NATO troops are meeting heavy resistance as the major offensive against Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan enters its second week. As the Marines in 3rd battalion's Jump platoon began a recent routine re-supply mission, the unit drove down a narrow road in Marjah heading for Kilo company with fresh supplies and - most importantly - mail from home when the lead vehicle hit a roadside bomb. Jump platoon's trucks are Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected, or MRAPs for short, and that armor saved the lives of the five Marines who were in it. That bomb was the forth improvised explosive device to hit an American convoy on that patch of road, and every time the bombs get bigger and more dangerous. No one was injured in the attack, but the Marines were not going to leave the damaged MRAP so the convoy split up, and a small team stayed behind to secure the area. The Marines spent most of the day trying to pull the heavy vehicle out of the bomb crater. As light started to fade, the Marines came under attack again. The Taliban fighters had time to prepare this ambush. Well-hidden snipers aimed direct fire at the Marines, who, with a disabled vehicle and limited firepower, took cover. After some time, the troops finally managed to pull out their damaged vehicle and the convoy headed back to base. Despite everything that the enemy threw at them, the Marines had completed their mission. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 Also seen on a headline, "Nato takes heavy losses". 6 soldiers killed is "Heavy Losses". It's a good think these bug wits weren't around during WWII. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-02-21 13:19 |
| #5 Don't forget that, according to the MSM, once a terrorists puts down his gun, if only for a second - to go pee for example -, he instantly becomes an 'innocent, helpless, civilian'. Also any Terrorist Casualties become instant 'Civilian casualties killed in cold blood' once they're guns are removed by their cohorts. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-02-21 11:01 |
| #4 The MSM knows exactly two things about the Taliban. One is that when the Taliban stay and fight, they put up "fierce resistance" (a Google search for "fierce resistance Taliban" gets about 200,000 hits going back to 2001.) The other is that when the Taliban run screaming in the other direction, it is because they have melted into the population leaving behind questions about the effectiveness of American strategy or tactics. (A search for "Taliban melt" gets over 4 million hits, also going back to 2001.) The one thing the MSM knows about the Marines in Afghanistan is that they are under heavy fire (although a search for "Marines under heavy fire Taliban" gets only about 40,000 hits.) I assume this passive description is because no reporter, or at least no surviving reporter, has ever spent much time on the wrong end of a Marine (or US Army) rifle platoon. |
| Posted by: Matt 2010-02-21 10:45 |
| #3 |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2010-02-21 08:43 |
| #2 This is because they have the Taliban pocketed. Of course they're going to fight harder when they have nowhere to run. |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-02-21 03:00 |
| #1 Ultimately, all of the bad guys that stay and fight the Marines will die in vain for allan. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2010-02-21 02:29 |