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2007-02-16 Afghanistan

Taliban Deploys 10,000 Fighters for Dread Spring Offensive

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Posted by Steve 2007-02-16 12:12|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Load HE!"
"UP!"
"FIRE!"

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-02-16 12:43|| 2007-02-16 12:43|| Front Page Top

#2 ...and I'll bet Rahim wishes them the best of luck. He'd like to be with them, of course, but he has to finish his application to Yale...

Posted by tu3031 2007-02-16 12:52|| 2007-02-16 12:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Is the Saudis still funding the Taliban?

They are funding the sunni insurgents in Iraq!

All this and some how Bush still see Saudi Arabia as allies?????

Posted by Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2007-02-16 12:55|| 2007-02-16 12:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Islamabad concedes there is some border infiltration by the militants along the porous and largely lawless frontier, but denies supporting the rebels, who have ethnic roots on both sides of the British-drawn border. Pakistan says the insurgency is Afghanistan's problem.

Maybe some of this is needed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs7V_IBQcDg

Posted by Glavitle Jeanter2433 2007-02-16 13:12|| 2007-02-16 13:12|| Front Page Top

#5 The Taliban say they have 2,000 suicide bombers ready and another 3,000 in training.

How much training does it take to be a suicide bomber?

Step 1. Press this button.
Step 2. Find out how many virgins await you.

Training over.

Posted by Intrinsicpilot 2007-02-16 14:10|| 2007-02-16 14:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, kinda...

Step 1. Press this button.
Step 2. NO! NOT NOW!!

Posted by tu3031 2007-02-16 14:11|| 2007-02-16 14:11|| Front Page Top

#7 We can all appreciate the warning, mullah boy, but plans have been underway for months to kill your advertised offensive. Surprise is the big key to guerilla offenses, and thank you for the added notices.

Posted by whatadeal 2007-02-16 14:13|| 2007-02-16 14:13|| Front Page Top

#8 Hopefully they will send in 10,000; and it will be 10,000 sent through "The valley of the shadow of death."

I hope they can do a repeat of the Korean War's "Wonju Shoot."

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-16 15:08|| 2007-02-16 15:08|| Front Page Top

#9 The annual Dreaded Spring Offensive, coming as it does on the heels of the Brutal Afghan Winter, . . . .

Posted by Mike 2007-02-16 15:10|| 2007-02-16 15:10|| Front Page Top

#10 Ah, the 'Wonju Shoot' brings back pleasant memories of slaughtered enemies.

Posted by Brett 2007-02-16 15:50|| 2007-02-16 15:50|| Front Page Top

#11 they have captured a major town and have threatened a key hydroelectric dam

Didn't we hear just a day or so ago that they ended up having to use children as human shields in their retreat from this dam they were threatening?

Mullah Abdul Rahim, the Taliban's operational commander for southern Helmand province - the opium center of the world's major producer - said militants would step up attacks in spring.

Of course, it's not un-islamic to cultivate opium as long as it's for sale to the infidels.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-02-16 15:53|| 2007-02-16 15:53|| Front Page Top

#12 Nah...The Brave, Lions of islam ^TM would never hide behind women and children.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2007-02-16 17:32|| 2007-02-16 17:32|| Front Page Top

#13 (Snicker)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-02-16 18:05|| 2007-02-16 18:05|| Front Page Top

#14 Arc Light to the tenth power

Posted by VietVet68 2007-02-16 18:07|| 2007-02-16 18:07|| Front Page Top

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