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2010-08-23 Afghanistan

Petraeus Says Tide is Turning Against Taliban Momentum

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Posted by Fred 2010-08-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
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#1 I wonder what concrete metrics the good general uses to measure Taliban momentum? Anybody know?

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2010-08-23 01:36|| 2010-08-23 01:36|| Front Page Top

#2 In classical mechanics, momentum (pl. momenta; SI unit kg·m/s, or, equivalently, N·s) is the product of the mass and velocity of an object (p = mv).

Maybe they just aren't moving as fast.

Posted by Skidmark 2010-08-23 03:30|| 2010-08-23 03:30|| Front Page Top

#3 The media is the massage.

To have a good outlay of "we are not leaving " is a good one to have - at least until it is stable.

Posted by newc 2010-08-23 05:14|| 2010-08-23 05:14|| Front Page Top

#4 I noticed aa few Headstones here with funny messages carved on them, how about the "We're not leaving" message on one, it kinda says it all.
Jim

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-08-23 09:53|| 2010-08-23 09:53|| Front Page Top

#5 #1: I wonder what concrete metrics the good general uses to measure Taliban momentum? Anybody know? Posted by: Mike Ramsey

See "Jobless recovery."

Posted by Besoeker 2010-08-23 21:07|| 2010-08-23 21:07|| Front Page Top

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