Thursday, November 26, 2009

Iraq and Afghanistan

U.S. General Sees Little Progress in Large Areas of Afghanistan

Gen. David McKiernan says he needs more U.S. troops "as quickly as possible" to take on insurgents

Posted October 1, 2008

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Afghan and Iraq

What has to happen is all combat troops need to pulled out of Iraq, and half of them need to be placed into Afghanistan. We need to slow down the frequency of rotations to the sand box and allow our troops to get a rest. Soldiers can fight effectively if they are tired, stretched thin, and have family problems because they are facing their third, fourth, or fifth tour overseas. May God let Obama win and McCain not get re-elected into senate.

Glass Kabul

I am probably the only person who advocated a nuclear strike on Kabul after 911.

We would have got Mullah Omar and Scared the bejesus out of OSAMA.

Oh well, guess it was to inhumane, but it sure would have been exciting.

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