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2010-10-03 India-Pakistan

DoD Diverts Drones From Afghanistan to Bolster CIA Campaign Next Door

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Posted by 2010-10-03 11:35|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 The agency averaged five strikes a week in September, up from an average of two to three per week.

I'll guarantee you that if we averaged five ARCLIGHT strikes a week for several months against the Tribal Regions, the muslims would already be suing for peace. These people ONLY believe in the strongest horse. We haven't committed ourselves to being that strong horse yet. Outside of using nukes, raining enough iron bombs down on peoples' heads has a way of "winning hearts and minds" through sheer fear. Muslims will NEVER love us, but if we're shown to be absolutely willing to crush an entire population to dust to put a stop to their behavior, they WILL respect us. It may be out of fear, but fear can be a very significant motivator at times.

Posted by Old Patriot 2010-10-03 17:28|| 2010-10-03 17:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Amen and amen!

Posted by Besoeker 2010-10-03 17:32|| 2010-10-03 17:32|| Front Page Top

#3 The more the terrorists protest, the more effective we know the strikes have been.

Posted by Mike Hunt 2010-10-03 17:58|| 2010-10-03 17:58|| Front Page Top

#4 OP, we couldn't field the crews and planes for 5 ARCLIGHT strikes a week. The only bombers left are a pitiful few B-52H (somewhere between 56 and 85), a few BONEs, and even fewer B-2s. More to the point, we would need air supremacy over the routes and target areas. Sad but true, in the age of Obama a few Hellfire Ps from Predators and Reaers are about the best we can do (or have the political will to do).

Posted by rwv 2010-10-03 22:51|| 2010-10-03 22:51|| Front Page Top

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