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2004-12-11 Afghanistan/South Asia

18,000 U.S. Troops Begin Afghan Offensive

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Posted by Fred 2004-12-11 6:54:42 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 But...But...what about the Dread Afganistan Winter(TM)?

Posted by N Guard 2004-12-11 7:03:42 PM|| 2004-12-11 7:03:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Those warm targets show up on infrared even better in the winter.

Posted by Tom 2004-12-11 7:22:14 PM|| 2004-12-11 7:22:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 We need some operation, dubbed Waziristan Turkey Shoot to take care of these bad elements.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-12-11 7:53:07 PM|| 2004-12-11 7:53:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Lightning Freedom

9.74

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-11 8:12:40 PM|| 2004-12-11 8:12:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Operation No Prisoners would be nice. Can I ask for that for Christmas?

Posted by Frank G 2004-12-11 8:13:46 PM|| 2004-12-11 8:13:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 18,000 troops sounds like itâs a bigger operation

18,000 is almost the entire force in Afghanistan, isn't it? So this is a way of saying that everyone will be involved. The final push before the final withdrawal??? Or is this the mother-of-all-searches for OBL's remains?

Posted by Rafael 2004-12-11 8:20:33 PM|| 2004-12-11 8:20:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Good. The worse the weather, the better for us. Neither rain nor sleet nor snow shall deter our bullets from their intended targets.

I wonder how much MSM coverage this will get?

Posted by jackal 2004-12-11 9:05:57 PM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2004-12-11 9:05:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The less the better for ops security, Jackal.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-12-11 9:07:33 PM|| 2004-12-11 9:07:33 PM|| Front Page Top

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