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2005-08-13 Afghanistan/South Asia

Taleban rebel #3 leader killed in Afghanistan

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Posted by Steve White 2005-08-13 00:14|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Do these guys have an inexhaustible supply of leaders? We've killed so many #2, #3 #4 ...

Posted by The Angry Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-08-13 15:42|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com] 2005-08-13 15:42|| Front Page Top

#2 "Management trainees wanted. Opportunity for rapid promotion."

How fortunate that so many the Lions of Islam believe they are destined for higher things! ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-08-13 16:14|| 2005-08-13 16:14|| Front Page Top

#3 It's like a Walmart greeter making CFO in 3 months - what's not to like?

/sarcasm

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-08-13 16:25|| 2005-08-13 16:25|| Front Page Top

#4 It doesn't matter, as long as Mullah Omar is alive and kicking, he'll just tap the next man on the shoulder to become a field commander. The US has to find and erase Omar.

Posted by smn 2005-08-13 20:59|| 2005-08-13 20:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Generally speaking, it takes six months to master any new job at the management level... then another six months to figure out how to do it really well. If the kill cycle (what is the actual correct terminology?) is inside that six months, Mullah Omar can tap shoulders all he wants -- the ability to execute (yes, pun intended, and no, I'm not sorry) will deteriorate rapidly. Not to mention the ability to bring management trainees up to the point that they are promotable, when the trainers keep getting picked off...

Posted by trailing wife 2005-08-13 22:49|| 2005-08-13 22:49|| Front Page Top

#6 TW, are you referring to the OODA loop: observe, orient, decide, act?

Posted by leader of the pack 2005-08-13 22:54|| 2005-08-13 22:54|| Front Page Top

#7 I really have no idea, pack leader. Am I?

Posted by trailing wife 2005-08-13 23:35|| 2005-08-13 23:35|| Front Page Top

#8 I'd call it 'the attrition rate'.

Posted by phil_b 2005-08-13 23:44|| 2005-08-13 23:44|| Front Page Top

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