Obama approves troop surge...

SteamWake · 10-14-09, 11:38 AM

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WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama has approved the deployment of an additional 13,000 US troops to Afghanistan beyond the 21,000 he announced publicly in March, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091013...militarytroops

Dowly · 10-14-09, 12:01 PM

More meat to the grinder.

AVGWarhawk · 10-14-09, 12:39 PM

Welcome to Obama's war

ETR3(SS) · 10-14-09, 03:25 PM

Clearly the tactic that should have been employed all along was a zerg rush. Effective in Starcraft, so why not RL?

SteamWake · 10-14-09, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)

Clearly the tactic that should have been employed all along was a zerg rush. Effective in Starcraft, so why not RL?

Because Starcraft is a game?

AVGWarhawk · 10-14-09, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Because Starcraft is a game?

10-15-09, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Because Starcraft is a game?

Are you saying the war in Afghanistan is not a game? OMG, what about the war in Iraq, has it been REAL people dying there all this time? ZOMG!1

JHuschke · 10-14-09, 05:20 PM

Maybe he'll approve of his own assassination..

SteamWake · 10-14-09, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JHuschke

Maybe he'll approve of his own assassination..

Holy bleep !

Platapus · 10-14-09, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JHuschke

Maybe he'll approve of his own assassination..

I think that is an inappropriate thing to post.

Platapus · 10-14-09, 08:24 PM

Before we get too excited about any surge, these support troops are replacements for other support troops who are or are about to rotate back.

SteamWake · 10-14-09, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Before we get too excited about any surge, these support troops are replacements for other support troops who are or are about to rotate back.

Yup....

Stealth Hunter · 10-14-09, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JHuschke

Maybe he'll approve of his own assassination..

FBI is watching you.

Ducimus · 10-14-09, 09:29 PM

You know what im fuzzy on, is why we we focused on Iraq and not Afghanistan in the first place. I mean... last i checked, "the war on terror" was kicked off when some ragheads decided to park a couple airliners into twin towers, and the masterminds behind it all, was in Afghanistan, right? So where does the Iraq part come in? Oh that's right, i forgot, the WMD's that well..... it was an epic intelligence failure. So, what aside from "The terrorists might use NBC's on us!", does Iraq have any relation to September 11th? That one's a bit fuzzy to me.

Now, obviously, it's been my opinion that Afghanistan should have been the focus all along. Now, i'm certainly not trying to be a desktop general, but its definatly a place where using the right strategy is crucial (not called the graveyard of empires for no reason), cause the current one doesn't appear to be working if this is any indicator:

http://burnpit.legion.org/2009/10/th...ps-of-361-cav/

That link, really brings the reality of it home.

Aramike · 10-15-09, 12:34 AM

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You know what im fuzzy on, is why we we focused on Iraq and not Afghanistan in the first place. I mean... last i checked, "the war on terror" was kicked off when some ragheads decided to park a couple airliners into twin towers, and the masterminds behind it all, was in Afghanistan, right? So where does the Iraq part come in? Oh that's right, i forgot, the WMD's that well..... it was an epic intelligence failure. So, what aside from "The terrorists might use NBC's on us!", does Iraq have any relation to September 11th? That one's a bit fuzzy to me.

Wait - you're unclear as to why we focused on a strategically significant part of the world versus a strategically INSIGNIFICANT part of the world?

Are you serious?

Hmm, let's see - one region has tremendous natural resources, is unstable AND borders a sworn ENEMY, while another ... is just there.

How does this confuse you exactly?

Liberals LOVE to pretend that they are all about being thoughtful, but in the end, they can only judge the current so-called "wars" on that it would be better to seek revenge than a strategic foothold.

Hilarious.

10-14-09, 12:39 PM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,256 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Welcome to Obama's war __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	Clearly the tactic that should have been employed all along was a zerg rush. Effective in Starcraft, so why not RL? __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Before we get too excited about any surge, these support troops are replacements for other support troops who are or are about to rotate back. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	More meat to the grinder.

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JHuschke XO Join Date: May 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 432 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Maybe he'll approve of his own assassination..

10-14-09, 09:29 PM	#14
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	You know what im fuzzy on, is why we we focused on Iraq and not Afghanistan in the first place. I mean... last i checked, "the war on terror" was kicked off when some ragheads decided to park a couple airliners into twin towers, and the masterminds behind it all, was in Afghanistan, right? So where does the Iraq part come in? Oh that's right, i forgot, the WMD's that well..... it was an epic intelligence failure. So, what aside from "The terrorists might use NBC's on us!", does Iraq have any relation to September 11th? That one's a bit fuzzy to me. Now, obviously, it's been my opinion that Afghanistan should have been the focus all along. Now, i'm certainly not trying to be a desktop general, but its definatly a place where using the right strategy is crucial (not called the graveyard of empires for no reason), cause the current one doesn't appear to be working if this is any indicator: http://burnpit.legion.org/2009/10/th...ps-of-361-cav/ That link, really brings the reality of it home.