I won't comment directly on the subject. If you've been watching the news today then you know what I'm taking about. That mother [uck fay]er just cost people their lives today. Not the one's he killed, but the one's that will revenge those deaths. I don't [uck fay]ing blame them either. I'd be [uck fay]ing pissed too. What a bad day this has been.
This should provide you some details. U.S. soldier kills 16 Afghan civilians, Karzai says - CNN.com Just horrible.
Karzai is a hypocrite too. "The murdering of innocent people by an American soldier is an act of terror that is unforgivable". Yeah, your country is always on the moral high road in regards to terrorism. The situation is sick, that soldier put the lives of thousands at risk for his actions.
The past month has made the decision to pull completely out by 2014 almost necessary. Neither even should have ever happened and for good or bad, both incidents are on us.
Ten plus years later and this is where we stand? What a colossal waste of time, money, lives and effort. These wars were [uck fay]ed when we decided that 1800s style occupation was more effective than modern realities that include limited special forces missions, coalitions and clear, focused objectives that don't rely on controlling an entire country for years on end.
Especially when the area you're occupying holds no particular strategic value and yields no useful natural resources.
"Hey, I'm bored. I'm going to go do something that will cause the people of the Afghan nation to hate the US even more than usual" "It's too peaceful right now...I'm going to kill some innocents so that we can get back to war"
Smh. Bad bad deal. This will tarnish the US even more (if that's possible) in the eyes of the Afghanis. That's a damn shame. 99.999999% of our soldiers serve with the utmost honor and integrity. Then this guy pulls this shit. Idiotic beyond belief. I would like to specifically thank 7thgroup and Bill for all you have sacrificed in your service to this nation in Afghanistan and/or Iraq. The citizens of this nation owe you guys and all that have served with honor a debt we can never repay. We can never thank you enough. I am beyond outraged that this one stupid SOB has jeopardized any progress that all our troops have made. Absolutely senseless. God bless and keep you 7th, Bill, and all our troops who have served honorably. Your service is greatly appreciated!
Then the military minds are not thinking clearly. We can't occupy every vacuum around the globe to prevent terrorism.
Pakistanis and Saudis are the problem here. This almost a purely Pakistani personnel and Saudi cash run operation. Just finished Junger's book War, which the documentary Restrepo is based upon and he touches on the topic. Best war book I've read. Absolutely brilliant.
It's all about getting these people to stand on their own two feet at this point in the game. When you think about possible future operations and look at a map. It's simple to see why it's considered key terrain from a military stand point.
Agreed. It's a goofball strategy and silly on the Bush Admin's part when they undertook it. Walk in, demolish stuff until the bad guys move, give up or lose support. Otherwise, leave it alone. The real threat of terrorism doesn't mean much to us here.