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2004-01-05 Afghanistan

US, Afghan Forces Raid Compound In Southern Afghanistan

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Posted by TS 2004-01-05 1:34:32 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Deh Rawood, where the U.S. military has a small base, is considered a Taliban stronghold, and shootings and rocket attacks near the base occur regularly.

Would this base be called a 'forward firebase'? Just wondering.

An A-10 ground attack aircraft was called in to destroy the facility, which contained about 1.5 tons of opium, a half-ton of chemicals and processing equipment, he said.

This is going to hurt someone financally......

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-1-5 1:57:44 PM|| 2004-1-5 1:57:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Hurt? Can you imagine if we were allowed to destroy meth labs with A-10's in Indiana and Kentucky? That would be cool.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-1-5 2:15:07 PM|| 2004-1-5 2:15:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 SH LOL.

BTW ever notice it's always compounds that are raided? I'm trying to work the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port into this framework. I'm thinking there's illegal SCUBA gear.

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-5 2:38:57 PM|| 2004-1-5 2:38:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 SH, Good idea. Would love to see an A-10 open up on someone's garage or trailer. People might think twice about starting their own lab.

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-1-5 3:15:49 PM|| 2004-1-5 3:15:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Hurt? Can you imagine if we were allowed to destroy meth labs with A-10's in Indiana and Kentucky? That would be cool.
Woah one danged minute, you crazy varmit! We woke up at 2:30 one morning last year with 20 cop cars two streets over, surrounding a suspected (later proven) meth lab. I know A-10 pilots are good. I know they're more than a tad accurate. But I don't want to be on the receiving end of some GAU-8 ricochets, or the fragments from a 1000lb bomb. Let's continue to let the cops handle in-town busts.

Now, if there's an isolated lab in the boonies somewhere, I think an A-10 strike would be awesome, and would pay good money to sit a couple of miles away to watch it. (Sheesh, next he'll be calling for ArcLight strikes on crack houses - worse than John Ash~~hat~~croft!)

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-1-5 4:42:15 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-1-5 4:42:15 PM|| Front Page Top

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