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2006-07-30 Afghanistan

Coalition Forces Kill Dozens of Militants in Afghanistan

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Posted by Frank G 2006-07-30 12:26|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In a situation like Afghanistan and Pakistan, where we can't readily stray into Pak territory to off the boogers, perhaps we have set up the next best thing: channeling the bad guyz into a narrow corridor rarely travelled by ordinary commerce.

This can have all sorts of benefits. First you can observe where they are travelling, to figure out the overall enemy strategy. Second, over time you can learn to spot whoever is in charge. If anyone has information, it will be them.

And third, if you let one or two groups go, you can maybe find out where in Pakistan they are going to.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-07-30 13:41|| 2006-07-30 13:41|| Front Page Top

#2 I have noticed since the Hamdan case that we seem to kill alot more and take prisoners less. :)

Posted by djohn66 2006-07-30 13:45|| 2006-07-30 13:45|| Front Page Top

#3 A thirty-to-one kill ratio is unacceptable, however. There are more talliwhackers than there are Alliance forces. We need to increase that to 60-to-1, or even 100-to-1. We need to find a way to force them into close proximity to one another, and then whack 'em all at once. That's going to require gaining control and keeping control of more and more territory. I hope the Brits et al are up to it.

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