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2006-11-02 Afghanistan

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-11-02 07:21|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Most of the fighters werent real Taleban, most were local men who were angry with the Government, its robbery and corruption, who were persuaded to fight against the foreigners by our preachers in the mosques.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-11-02 08:03|| 2006-11-02 08:03|| Front Page Top

#2 What is this whole "kill all the enemy in one area, then fail to garrison, opening up room for the enemy to just march right in and take it again"? Didn't we do this in Vietnam, and it was a losing strategy?

Posted by gromky 2006-11-02 08:38|| 2006-11-02 08:38|| Front Page Top

#3 But what if the "enemy" is half the residents of the area? The Afghans love to fight with each other. Always have. The Taliban may just ride on the coat tails of one side or the other. We need to let every body know that we'll kill whoever lets the Taleban come back.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-11-02 08:45|| 2006-11-02 08:45|| Front Page Top

#4 It's not the west's responsibility to garrison the whole of Afg. If the locals or central gov cannot or are not willing to do it, then the best use of western manpower is to go in and kill off the idiots every few months. Terminix® care of the western taxpayer.

Posted by ed 2006-11-02 08:45|| 2006-11-02 08:45|| Front Page Top

#5 For generations, Afghans seem to love and worship entropy. It must be a cultural thing.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-11-02 11:22|| 2006-11-02 11:22|| Front Page Top

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