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2015-10-05 Afghanistan

Commander: Afghan Forces Requested US Airstrike that Hit Doctors Without Borders Hospital

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Posted by gorb 2015-10-05 12:36|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 "Come to think about it, Afghanistan hasn't been protesting this one very much."

Money talks, bull$hit walks.

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2015-10-05 13:39|| 2015-10-05 13:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Which is why we have to embed our ground controllers in the Afghan units that call in our air support. What does every Marine company have? A guy with wings on his collar and a radio to talk with the Airedales flying above. How good would Marine close air ground support be without it?

The above is a case in point.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-10-05 13:43|| 2015-10-05 13:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Which is why we have to embed our ground controllers in the Afghan units that call in our air support.

Care to think it through?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-10-05 13:48|| 2015-10-05 13:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes. Don't pull out in the first place while the fighting continues. We make our own Vietnams.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-10-05 14:07|| 2015-10-05 14:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Sven, let me give you a hint: how many American servicemen killed by their Afghan "comrades"?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-10-05 14:10|| 2015-10-05 14:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Point taken.

But the lack of embedded ground controllers will have consequences.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-10-05 14:17|| 2015-10-05 14:17|| Front Page Top

#7 Consequences, schmoncequenses. The era of embedded JAGs & war crimes is over.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-10-05 14:24|| 2015-10-05 14:24|| Front Page Top

#8 But the lack of embedded ground controllers will have consequences.
Posted by Sven the pelter

Yea, so much for the old multi-source confirmation of targets. We'll just hand the target folder task off to the locals and hope for the very best.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-10-05 14:38|| 2015-10-05 14:38|| Front Page Top

#9 Another consequence of the bammer turning tail and running. The bammer is ultimately responsible for those doctor's getting fried.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-10-05 14:41|| 2015-10-05 14:41|| Front Page Top

#10 MSF says it still doesn't absolve the US of responsibility in the attack.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-10-05 23:30|| 2015-10-05 23:30|| Front Page Top

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