Fox reported 8,500 Marines choppered in just after
midnite there...
Did they read them talibandits their merengi rights?
It’s a huge operation ... AP etc says 4K. I pray it’s whatever is needed. St. Michael, be their protector in battle.
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US opens ‘major Afghan offensive’
breaking news
The United States army says it has launched a major offensive against the Taliban in the southern Afghan province of Helmand.
The US military says about 4,000 marines as well as 650 Afghan troops are involved, supported by US warplanes.
Brigadier General Larry Nicholson, said this operation was different because of its “massive size” and speed.
Officers on the ground said it was the largest marine offensive since Vietnam.
The operation began when units moved into the Helmand river valley in the early hours of Thursday.
Helicopters and heavy transport vehicles carried out the advance, with Nato planes providing air cover.
Southern Afghanistan is considered a Taliban stronghold.
UK troops are also operating in Helmand, but there has been criticism that British forces have been overstretched and under-resourced.
Last week the commander of UK troops in Afghanistan, General Jim Dutton, denied that the battle against the Taliban was “a losing campaign”.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8129789.stm
How much air would that take? Don’t you think they’d prefer to use C-17s?
Well I’m SO happy our idiots in power let the enemy know this. /sar
“California Dreaming” - 8,500 Marines choppered in on the White House. “Whomp, Whomp, Whomp” - sounds from Nam.