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FOX News Alert: U.S. Marines in Afghanistan Open Operation Mountain Lion
FOX News Cable | April 12, 2006

Posted on 04/12/2006 1:45:28 AM PDT by the_Watchman

The U.S. military has announced that the largest air assualt in 4 years in Afghanistan is underway in Kunar province. It was kicked off 15 hours ago, but a news embargo was imposed. An attempt has been made to keep the Al Queda and Taliban opposition contained so that they will not escape.

Several thousand coalition soldiers are involved. The exit passes are being held since it was believed that too many opposition forces escaped during the previous Operation Anaconda.


TOPICS: Breaking News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; gnfa; gwot; missinglink; mountainlion; oef; opmountainlion
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1 posted on 04/12/2006 1:45:30 AM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: Marine_Uncle; DevSix; Coop

Kunar province. Interesting.


2 posted on 04/12/2006 1:48:33 AM PDT by jmc1969
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To: jmc1969


I see your point!
3 posted on 04/12/2006 1:50:27 AM PDT by Pro-Bush (A nation without borders is not a nation." --President Reagan)
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To: Dog

Ping


4 posted on 04/12/2006 1:52:02 AM PDT by Cap Huff
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To: the_Watchman

Go get em' !!! God be with all our troops.


5 posted on 04/12/2006 1:59:22 AM PDT by SeaBiscuit (God Bless America and All who protect and preserve this Great Nation.)
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To: the_Watchman

"Several thousand coalition soldiers are involved."


I guess this means the terrorists will escape again.


6 posted on 04/12/2006 2:02:01 AM PDT by MedicalMess
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To: the_Watchman
This time I hope they bring back Bin Laden's head.
7 posted on 04/12/2006 2:09:13 AM PDT by SR 50 (Larry)
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To: SR 50

That would be great.


8 posted on 04/12/2006 2:13:57 AM PDT by beyond the sea (Oh, for the days when "disrespect" was just a noun.)
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To: beyond the sea

Don't hold your breath though, Bin Laden has gone very deep.


9 posted on 04/12/2006 2:16:16 AM PDT by jmc1969
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To: jmc1969

Like Monica?


10 posted on 04/12/2006 2:50:55 AM PDT by wildcatf4f3 (Islam Schmislam blahblahblah, enough already!)
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To: jmc1969
Kunar province. Interesting.

Think Gulbuddin Hekmatyar -

It is going to be an extremely bad next 6 months for those in the Afghan / Pak border regions - A new phase is beginning for our side -

As for UBL, the odds remain in his favor eking out a survival in this region of the world....but we are going to create our own luck I believe and bag him this year -

11 posted on 04/12/2006 3:01:44 AM PDT by SevenMinusOne
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To: DevSix

I don't believe we'll get the bastard. But I don't think it matters. He is relegated to living under a rock. Hiding like the dog he is.
We should have taken out his whole family though instead of letting them go. Even his dog.


12 posted on 04/12/2006 3:33:44 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (an enemy of islam)
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To: MedicalMess
I guess this means the terrorists will escape again.

Another idiotic pronouncement by the armchair quarterback brigade!

13 posted on 04/12/2006 3:42:04 AM PDT by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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To: jmc1969; nuconvert; Straight Vermonter; GOPJ; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Wiz; AdmSmith

God be with our brave troops. May they be swift, safe and incredibly effective.


14 posted on 04/12/2006 3:43:41 AM PDT by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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To: Coop; MedicalMess

"idiotic pronouncement"

and incoherent


15 posted on 04/12/2006 3:52:16 AM PDT by leadpenny
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To: the_Watchman

From the halls of Montezuma to the high passes of the Himalayas.......

God speed guys.


16 posted on 04/12/2006 3:55:08 AM PDT by armydawg1 (" America must win this war..." PVT Martin Treptow, KIA, WW1)
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To: MedicalMess
With towers of courage and can-do spirit like you around, who needs enemy propagandists?
17 posted on 04/12/2006 4:13:13 AM PDT by AmericaUnited
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To: Joe Boucher
I don't believe we'll get the bastard. But I don't think it matters.

Nah, we'll get him along with several others of the big HVTs we've been hunting for the past several years. Without question time was on these guys side in the short run....and because of the terrain and the region of the world were they have take refuge the odds continue to remain on their side to a degree.....but if we can keep the weak-kneed types at State and the Pentagon out of matters to a large degree as possible (regarding Ops in the border regions) we'll eventually nail these SOBs. One by one.

And getting UBL is more important then most even speculate (IMO). It will have a large negative psychological impact on the Arab street once he is killed.

18 posted on 04/12/2006 4:18:40 AM PDT by SevenMinusOne
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To: DevSix

Damadola, the sequel!


19 posted on 04/12/2006 4:20:14 AM PDT by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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To: Coop; Miss Marple; Howlin

If they get Bin laden and Bush's "poll numbers" for approval jump up, then it only shows Americans, at least the ones being polled, have their head in the sand. Maybe they are polling men who can't process more than one thing at a time. I hear women are better at multi-tasking.


20 posted on 04/12/2006 4:22:16 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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