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2009-01-05 Afghanistan

Taliban whopper: claim 5,220 foreign troops killed

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Posted by Frank G 2009-01-05 09:50|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 At first, the US utterly perplexed the Afghan soldiers by downplaying enemy casualties. The tradition was that everybody lied up the numbers, to brag, and they were puzzled why the Americans didn't want to do that.

But the ever practical Americans had very good reasons. The bad guyz have no idea of the field strength of their forward forces, casualty estimates, and other vital planning information. If anything, they think they are far stronger than they actually are.

And that is not something you want to assume.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-01-05 10:58|| 2009-01-05 10:58|| Front Page Top

#2 The Taliban isn't exaggerating, they're just using the New England Journal of Medicine method.

Posted by Darrell 2009-01-05 11:10|| 2009-01-05 11:10|| Front Page Top

#3 "Despite the inflated toll, the Taliban have had more success recently. Violence in Afghanistan has spiked in the last two years, and Taliban militants now control wide swaths of countryside."

Actually, the above is pure crap. Yes, the violence has increased but that is because we have become more aggressive in going at them. We are engaging them more so there are more firefights leading to more casualties. And the amount of countryside they control has actually been shrinking. They held almost an entire province at one point two years ago when the Brits made a deal with them. That has since been taken away from them.

The article is a load of hooey.

Posted by crosspatch 2009-01-05 11:16|| 2009-01-05 11:16|| Front Page Top

#4 When the AP, as much as they would like to, won't even buy the snowjob, you have much work to do.

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-05 11:37|| 2009-01-05 11:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Baghdad Bob has found new employment and relocated to Afghanistan. The Taliban will use the sub-prime commission schedule to compensate Bob. They will substitute Coalition Casualty claims in place of borrower income claims.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-01-05 14:00|| 2009-01-05 14:00|| Front Page Top

#6 They must have hired on Dr. James Hansen to 'massage' the data and show that ~~1990-2000~~ 2008 was the ~~warmest decade~~ deadliest year in the historical record.

Posted by Abu do you love">Abu do you love 2009-01-05 19:41|| 2009-01-05 19:41|| Front Page Top

#7 :)
Even worse than 1973?
That was a bad one....

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