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2007-02-20 Afghanistan

Key Taliban base wiped out in British offensive

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Posted by Steve 2007-02-20 15:53|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Trenches don't do much good against a Fuel-Air-Blast. Good job, Brits. Keep up the pressure.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-02-20 16:13|| 2007-02-20 16:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Hurrah for our British cousins! Double hurrah for the Afghan artillerymen they trained!

Posted by trailing wife 2007-02-20 16:23|| 2007-02-20 16:23|| Front Page Top

#3 "Key Taliban base wiped out in British offensive"

What - during the Dreaded Afghan Winter™?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-02-20 16:33|| 2007-02-20 16:33|| Front Page Top

#4 This great story also reminds me of one key, never-mentioned benefit of Iraq and Afghanistan. Namely, that the US-Brits-NATO are developing more thouroughly ready, battle-hardened troops. All the technology aside, our military is more experienced and hardened today than it's been in decades.

Posted by Captain Lewis 2007-02-20 16:46|| 2007-02-20 16:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Also, all of the equipment being used by the Allies is under battlefield review : that which is found lacking, is replaced or modified. There are several billion dollars worth of vehicles, radios, clothing, and other equipment that had not been used in combat before 9/11 in the inventories of the West; all of that is how being tested in real time battle conditions, and either accepted or rejected. It is much better for the West as a whole for this testing to be taking place in conditions of limited war, rather than finding out the problems in a major war.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-02-20 17:06|| 2007-02-20 17:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Pickin' up the pieces of my sweet shattered dreams.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-20 17:11|| 2007-02-20 17:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Let's get some good footage of their decimated base on Jihadi-TV.

Posted by eLarson 2007-02-20 17:18|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2007-02-20 17:18|| Front Page Top

#8 But...but....it's not even Springtime yet. No fair! Poor li'l ~~Pakis~~ Afghans still diggin' themselves out of Winter.

You brutes.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-02-20 17:43|| 2007-02-20 17:43|| Front Page Top

#9 Aye laddie, the tip of the spear is mighty sharp it is. What?

Posted by Ebbinerong Whurt4041 2007-02-20 17:56|| 2007-02-20 17:56|| Front Page Top

#10 Still chewing on this tasty journalistic morsel:
"The compounds were linked by a network of... underground tunnels..."
WHAT OTHER KIND ARE THERE???????

Seriously, tho; this is outstanding news and I 'spect the Democrat Party and other assorted Lefty bits are having an episode of serious panty waddage to contend with, especially since there were no good guys killed!!!!!

Posted by USN, ret. 2007-02-20 22:36|| 2007-02-20 22:36|| Front Page Top

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