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2011-11-07 Afghanistan

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Posted by mom 2011-11-07 09:58|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Mods, I hit the wrong key and it sent before I finished the title. Please add the title, "Fool's Gold and Troops Blood". Thank you.

Posted by mom 2011-11-07 10:01|| 2011-11-07 10:01|| Front Page Top

#2 You're quite welcome, mom.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-11-07 11:07|| 2011-11-07 11:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Some millblogs are not Michael Yon friendly. Seems he has lost credibility with some very influential members of this community.

Posted by bman 2011-11-07 12:14|| 2011-11-07 12:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Seems he has lost credibility with some very influential members of this community.

A curious turn of affairs. Yon seems pretty straightforward about what he is doing and seems to draw clear distinctions between his opinions and facts.

Posted by SteveS 2011-11-07 13:08|| 2011-11-07 13:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Seems he has lost credibility with some very influential members of this community. Please elaborate on this, it's quite relevant to the WOT.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-11-07 15:13|| 2011-11-07 15:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Go over to BlackFive, and you'll get find out why he's lost his credibility. Has to do with fing over the spec ops groups.

He was escorted off one of their FOBs and he denied it, then got called on it, and tooled.

its ongoing......

Posted by Slavimble White5239 2011-11-07 19:06|| 2011-11-07 19:06|| Front Page Top

#7 I think he preens too far in the business. Like any Soldier, he has been there too long. I admit, I did want his looking around on the ground when it was quite intense.

I read some of the spats and seems to me, everyone is wrapped around the axle. 30 Minutes in a Combat Situation though never desirable, but far better than it used to be.

For many Vets, if you were not there as part of the team, you are the enemy. You should know better than to go out on them. You also know you helped in the removal of a brilliant Flag Officer. That may or may not mean anything here. I do not have time to read all of the tribal issues on the internet.

Be that as it may, you may want to take a vacation MR Yon. You don't have the CSM you need for this - it is detracting from the mission.

Bless you for your Service for our fine Soldiers. You really have kicked ass! come back in a month or two?

Posted by newc 2011-11-07 22:37|| 2011-11-07 22:37|| Front Page Top

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