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2008-08-19 Afghanistan

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Posted by Glenmore 2008-08-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 Seems to me, lots of the HVT are falling fast these days. Hoping it means intel has moved inside.... and we got be very close.... Paki tribes following the Iraqis in joining in their own Awakenings, standing up to these mass murderers. Maybe like the Iraqis, they have finally come to accept, we are "The Strongest Tribe."

I harbor this thought deep inside of me, whether or not it is true, I just want to believe it as my own little fantasy world, that our military guys out there roaming around on those mountain tops want to give President Bush his best end-of-term gift.

Signs point in the direction of being close.

They did give him Saddam's gun.

Posted by Sherry">Sherry 2008-08-19 01:51|| 2008-08-19 01:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Good stuff ! And yes I agree Sherry . Once intel comes rolling in , it usually starts to snowball . the problem is , whittling down the disinformation and acting quickly .

Information gleened probably indicated that he worked that area so we moved some boys in to keep an eye out .

Those boys have prolly been sat in an OP overlooking a valley for some time waiting on something like this .

Good job

Posted by Mad Eye 2008-08-19 04:32|| 2008-08-19 04:32|| Front Page Top

#3 I hope it's not just the ISI dropping a dime on people they think are beauzeaux in order to pacify the Amis now that Perv has been forced out.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-08-19 07:04|| 2008-08-19 07:04|| Front Page Top

#4 I just can't get optimistic about the stan. We have a chance in Iraq to do something good, but Afganistan is a century old mess.

Posted by bman 2008-08-19 10:34|| 2008-08-19 10:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Sorry bman, arab countries in general have been a mess for centuries.

Posted by tipover 2008-08-19 10:54|| 2008-08-19 10:54|| Front Page Top

#6 It's a bit like saying that since dog poo stinks we shouldn't clean it off the sidewalk before some poor sod steps in it.

Posted by tipover 2008-08-19 10:57|| 2008-08-19 10:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Tip, I don't mind cleaning it off the sidewalk, but can I use a firehose instead of picking it up with my hands?

Posted by Glenmore 2008-08-19 11:36|| 2008-08-19 11:36|| Front Page Top

#8 meanwhile, since we got one, i've got the cupcakes
(sorry, fresh out of candy...)

Posted by Querent 2008-08-19 12:57|| 2008-08-19 12:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Iraq is a far more modern country than Afghanistan. The people are exposed to a broader stream of ideas/influences than the folks in Afghanistan. Most of this just has to do with geography...the mountains isolate the 'Stan peoples. It is just more backward at the average level and so we are not going to see the same type of progress that I expect we'll see in Iraq.

Posted by remoteman 2008-08-19 13:09|| 2008-08-19 13:09|| Front Page Top

#10 Ooooh, cupcakes! Thank you, Querent!

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-08-19 14:39|| 2008-08-19 14:39|| Front Page Top

#11 hey -- when Saddam got stretched, i passed out candy canes.

sauce for the goose etc.

(when we have a tech on camera holding up a cotton swab with OBL DNA on it, i'll bake some brownies.)

Posted by Querent 2008-08-19 20:05|| 2008-08-19 20:05|| Front Page Top

#12 good job, Querent, but no pulled taffy?

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