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2010-07-02 Afghanistan

Senior U.S. commander restricts Humvee use in Afghanistan

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-07-02 11:33|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 60 US troops killed in June. This is around the average in Iraq at the peak of the guerrilla war there. Afghanistan is no longer a backwater conflict. They had better get those ROE's fixed if they don't want KIA's in the triple digits. Funny how the media's no longer harping on the number of deaths, now that Ogabe's president.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2010-07-02 13:32|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com 2010-07-02 13:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Drop the 'PID' requirement and drop it NOW!

(Requirement to have Pos ID of hostile fire)

Posted by Besoeker 2010-07-02 15:49|| 2010-07-02 15:49|| Front Page Top

#3 PID is bullshit.I don't care who you are if gunfire comes from your direction at me and doesn't kill me then you are dead as shit.

Posted by chris 2010-07-02 19:08|| 2010-07-02 19:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Why does it take so long to figure out the obvious--Humvees are anything but bombproof, but what do we constantly do? Patrol in Humvees.

Seriously, I am so weary of hearing stories about this stuff. We have no stated winning strategy and just keep getting picked off. Goodnight U.S. Commanders, your disengenious, slow response in a kill zone part and parcel of a war that keeps grinding on has thoroughly sickened me again.

Posted by Hugh Jass 2010-07-02 22:24|| 2010-07-02 22:24|| Front Page Top

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