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| Afghanistan |
| Afghans give US soldiers a run for their money |
| 2010-02-26 |
| The battalion commander pondered the question: How much is a tree worth? Warrior one day, haggler the next. Lt. Col. Burton Shields was talking to an Afghan farmer who said the Americans had damaged five trees on his property in an operation against the Taliban near the town of Marjah, where NATO forces are fighting insurgent holdouts. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #2 Those trees would have provided deadfall twits and branches for 10,000 cooking fires. Also shade and refuge for 1000 goats per day x (years)...which could have fed 10,000 starving children and village members. Did I mention starving children?....which could have......... Maneuver Damage Officer (MDO). Once his work starts it never, never ends. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-26 14:29 |
| #1 I'm sure he will be paid in a more timely manner than any US citizen would be if one of our trees was torn down by a road crew |
| Posted by: chris 2010-02-26 13:13 |