48 Troops killed in Afghanistan
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And the Afghanis are among the world's best at waging just the type of war that has to be fought in their mountains, valleys, caves and cul de sacs... much like the Viet Cong were in jungle fighting. <Sigh> Will we never learn?
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I don't remember offhand, and I don't have time right now to look up the lyrics... did Lennon remember to ask us to "Imagine" a time with no wars? <Sigh>
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It's like grabbing a wolf by the ears. You don't like it but you don't want to let go either. And it's not just the Afghanis but every radical Muslim who hates America and the EU.
I say exterminate them like bugs then get the hell out. When 10 or more are gathered in Allah's name then drop a bomb on their head from 30,000 feet.
I say exterminate them like bugs then get the hell out. When 10 or more are gathered in Allah's name then drop a bomb on their head from 30,000 feet.
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The majority of Muslims are actually peace-loving and wonderful people. It's the radicals who find hate to be their only motivator (much like our white supremacists, etc.) who need the bombings.
Thus, my addition to your suggestion.
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True, but one percent of 1.3 billion isn't a small number.
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I don't think it is so much a muslim question but one of ancient tribal feuds and heroin trafficking. Cut out the smack cut out a large percentage of the funding for weapons.
On a different note at least U.S forces have the proper equipment, our lads are going into battle on Landrovers, (a fine vehicle) totaly unsuited to the challanges encountered on the afghan battle field.
On a different note at least U.S forces have the proper equipment, our lads are going into battle on Landrovers, (a fine vehicle) totaly unsuited to the challanges encountered on the afghan battle field.
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6514933.ece
Foreign fighters flood in to join Afghanistan's Arab insurgents
Tom Coghlan Kabul
The al-Qaeda network is recruiting an increasing number of foreign fighters to mount a “counter surge” against Western troops arriving in time for the August elections in Afghanistan.
Uzbeks and European Turks are particularly prominent among foreign fighters joining significant numbers of Arab recruits to fight alongside the Taleban, according to Western officials and sources in the Afghan insurgency.
There are even reports of British Muslims on the battlefield, with one dead Taleban fighter in Helmand found recently sporting an Aston Villa football club tattoo. There have long been reports of English-speaking voices with identifiable British regional accents being monitored by military eavesdroppers in the province.
A Taleban commander in Helmand, who asked not to be identified, told The Times: “We have seen a 40 per cent increase in the number of foreign fighters this year in Helmand. They are mostly Pakistanis and Arabs but also Uzbek and Chechen.” Helmand has averaged more than ten attacks a day in the first half of the year, making it nearly two and a half times more violent than the next most Taleban affected province of the country.
Western officials have reported attacks on Taleban formations that included many Arabs, particularly in the province of Paktika, in south eastern Afghanistan, where 34 Arab militants died in a US bomb attack on May 28.
Significant numbers of Turkish militants have also been monitored in Farah Province and Uzbeks reported in numbers in Zabul, and Faryab and Badghis provinces in the north.
Foreign fighters flood in to join Afghanistan's Arab insurgents
Tom Coghlan Kabul
The al-Qaeda network is recruiting an increasing number of foreign fighters to mount a “counter surge” against Western troops arriving in time for the August elections in Afghanistan.
Uzbeks and European Turks are particularly prominent among foreign fighters joining significant numbers of Arab recruits to fight alongside the Taleban, according to Western officials and sources in the Afghan insurgency.
There are even reports of British Muslims on the battlefield, with one dead Taleban fighter in Helmand found recently sporting an Aston Villa football club tattoo. There have long been reports of English-speaking voices with identifiable British regional accents being monitored by military eavesdroppers in the province.
A Taleban commander in Helmand, who asked not to be identified, told The Times: “We have seen a 40 per cent increase in the number of foreign fighters this year in Helmand. They are mostly Pakistanis and Arabs but also Uzbek and Chechen.” Helmand has averaged more than ten attacks a day in the first half of the year, making it nearly two and a half times more violent than the next most Taleban affected province of the country.
Western officials have reported attacks on Taleban formations that included many Arabs, particularly in the province of Paktika, in south eastern Afghanistan, where 34 Arab militants died in a US bomb attack on May 28.
Significant numbers of Turkish militants have also been monitored in Farah Province and Uzbeks reported in numbers in Zabul, and Faryab and Badghis provinces in the north.
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