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2007-02-10 Afghanistan

Withdrawal from Musa Qala: Taliban reject talks offer

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Posted by Fred 2007-02-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why bother fighting 'em? Just Arclight the area and count left ears afterwards.

Posted by PBMcL 2007-02-10 00:32|| 2007-02-10 00:32|| Front Page Top

#2 The elderly man said there were around 300 Taliban fighters in the town and they had started digging ~~trenches~~ their own graves

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-10 00:39|| 2007-02-10 00:39|| Front Page Top

#3 You can tell that guy at the front of the photo is the leader. HE is wearing socks!

Posted by Free Radical">Free Radical 2007-02-10 03:58|| 2007-02-10 03:58|| Front Page Top

#4 They had said that our leaders have told us to resist, said the elder who spoke by phone from Musa Qala.

I take that to mean that the "leaders" are nowhere near Musa Qala. Probably at the Quetta Hilton watching the goat porn marathon...

Posted by tu3031 2007-02-10 08:06|| 2007-02-10 08:06|| Front Page Top

#5 those aren't socks - he has hairy feet

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-10 10:50|| 2007-02-10 10:50|| Front Page Top

#6 An ARCLIGHT strike is an excellent idea. Give these idiots an idea of what the term "overwhelming firepower" means. Just make sure there's a blocking force between Musa Qala and the Pak border before you go in, and make sure they have very good ear protection and are at least 10 miles away from the town - in all directions. Hopefully the "civilians" have all left by now. Do it right - make it a 12-ship formation, in cells of three. Load them with everything, including the kitchen sink. Do the drop at 2AM, so the entire border is awakened by the sound. We can do a complete rebuild of the town afterwards, with running water and a sewer system, electricity, and a new mosque. What's not to like?

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-02-10 17:35|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-02-10 17:35|| Front Page Top

#7 #6 OP: "We can do a complete rebuild of the town afterwards, with running water and a sewer system, electricity, and a new ~~mosque~~ arms depot."

There - fixed that for ya'. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-02-10 18:11|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2007-02-10 18:11|| Front Page Top

#8 I'd feel better if we built a church and synagogue, and exported a couple "Diversity/HR Experts" to them (as bait)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-10 18:52|| 2007-02-10 18:52|| Front Page Top

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