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2005-08-15 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Steve 2005-08-15 09:28|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "suspected" Taliban "killed"? heh heh - how's that recruiting going? # 2 or #3 spots may be open again

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-08-15 10:01|| 2005-08-15 10:01|| Front Page Top

#2 The two sweetest words in the COIN dictionary - "work accident".

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2005-08-15 10:31|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2005-08-15 10:31|| Front Page Top

#3 alleged insurgents mistakenly detonated a mine

Almost as nice as when a bomb maker doesn't quite get it right...

Posted by NYer4wot 2005-08-15 12:40|| 2005-08-15 12:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Finally, some good news for a change.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-08-15 14:38|| 2005-08-15 14:38|| Front Page Top

#5 I love disproportionate-force as a tactic. I believe Napolean first used it effectively, then Hitler (blitzkreig), and the Soviets forced the Nazis into retreat battles by means of lightening encirclement. When the FBI uses 50 members to arrest 4 culprits, the futility of resistance sinks in rather quickly, no matter what fire power the targets possess. The quicker the surrender, the safer the attack.

Posted by Vlad the Muslim Impaler 2005-08-15 21:40|| 2005-08-15 21:40|| Front Page Top

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