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Now this is interesting.....shit from hell, no doubt.
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2010-02-22, 09:32 | Link #6183 | |
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Heck to make matters worse, the Talipigs made civilians stand on the roofs while they engage NATO troops from the houses. Bunch of lowlife dogs.
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2010-02-22, 09:35 | Link #6184 | |
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2010-02-22, 09:47 | Link #6185 | |
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We are not talking about those normal ones. We are talking about those who have fought as the mujahideen or with the SOF and survived. As compared to the marines, they have had tons lot more combat experience, just that they are not well-armed enough. Since vehicles, let alone buses are uncommon in a failed state like Afghanistan, it is not surprising that NATO would think that they are ferrying insurgents and blow them apart with PGMs. It is a terrible mistake caused by pessimism, but avoiding it is like putting a few thousand civilians and a few hundred Marines' lives at stake. From a military standpoint, it is tragic. From an idiot generalising civilian's standpoint, it is atrocity. From a well-informed standpoint, well it depends on how well the person is informed, and how much knowledge he can apply. Can't exactly blame anyone for their opinion except for the 2nd example. Besides the only functional organisation with top-notch HUMINT is the Israeli Mossad. Putting a bomb in a car headrest and setting it off on time is a few hundred times harder as compared to blowing up a couple of cars then scraping leftovers for DNA verification.
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2010-02-22, 10:45 | Link #6187 |
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Well, I'm not saying it's an atrocity as I'm not the best informed person on this matter, but I will say that it is quite stupid for the US military, which already takes up so much US tax money and other sources of finance, not to have top-grade equipment and use it. It's also stupid to make the kind of assumptions that all buses in Afghanistan carry insurgents and end up causing accidents like these.
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2010-02-22, 11:06 | Link #6190 | |
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Counterinsurgency seems to be a rather messy operation. Hopefully they didn't run something like the Phoenix Program back in Vietnam.
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2010-02-22, 11:22 | Link #6191 | |
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2010-02-22, 11:59 | Link #6192 | |
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2010-02-22, 12:27 | Link #6193 | |
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Unsustainable Spending - Excellent Article
This is from a Canadian but it is an excellent article about our US spending.
It's a cold, cruel fact that we cannot afford the entitlement programs. Pretending we can and borrowing trillions to finance it can only end in disaster. The big question is, will the idiots promoting the increase of these entitlements come to their senses before they destroy the entire economic system of not only the US but of the world. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/art...ng_104503.html Quote:
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2010-02-22, 12:36 | Link #6194 | |
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2010-02-22, 12:40 | Link #6195 | |
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Public option is a bad idea. As is this healthcare bill that the politicians in congress are trying to pass. We.Can't.Afford.It. It's high time we start cutting or removing social programs as well as getting rid of entire Federal Departments. I'd start with the Departments of Education, Agriculture, etc. Bump the retirement age up for Social Security. Remove all forms of Welfare/Food Stamps, etc. Give young people the option to completely opt out of Social Security while we haven't put in 40+ years worth. The system is going bankrupt as it is. Get rid of the Politicians' Pensions. Give them term limits. Force them to use Airlines for their travel instead of Private Jets and Military Jets in some cases(yes I'm looking at you Pelosi). |
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2010-02-22, 12:51 | Link #6196 |
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I'm not going to debate the merits of this program versus other options, but we elected people to actually represent us, and that hasn't been happening so far.
I almost believe this is part of Obama's plan. To make sure he did everything possible to find a bipartisan agreement until he is forced to use the reconciliation process and pass whatever he wants, and then shove this partisanship of the Republicans in their faces come mid-term elections and beyond.
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2010-02-22, 12:54 | Link #6197 | |
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2010-02-22, 13:57 | Link #6198 | ||
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2010-02-22, 15:47 | Link #6200 | |
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