Posted on 07/09/2009 1:14:38 AM PDT by Cindy
SNIPPET: "CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – U.S. Marines trapped Taliban fighters in a residential compound and persuaded the insurgents to allow women and children to leave. The troops then moved in — only to discover that the militants had slipped out, dressed in women's burqa robes.[...]
On Monday, images from a Predator drone showed a dozen fighters and at least 15 to 20 civilians inside a mud-brick compound in the village of Khan Neshin, about 60 miles north of the Pakistani border.
Because of the civilians, the U.S. troops held their fire, and instead used a military translator and village elder to persuade the militants to free women and children.
Two groups — children and what appeared to be women in burqas — left the compound. When the Marines entered, they found no one. The fighters had clearly donned burqas and slipped away among the civilians, according to Marines who took part in the mission.
The Americans didn't have female Marines with them to search the robed figures and make sure no men were among them in disguise. And the new U.S. and NATO commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, has said he would rather see militants escape than for civilians to be harmed in battle; a declassified version of his new guidelines for troops were released Monday."
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Advise to soldiers. Look at their feet. If they have big feet, they probably have an outie rather than an innie. LOL!
and now for some GOOD NEWS:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/07/us_kills_25_taliban.php
“US kills 25 Taliban in second Predator strike in South Waziristan”
By BILL ROGGIO
July 8, 2009 10:30 AM
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http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/07/us_predator_strike_o.php
“US Predator strike on Taliban camp kills 8 in South Waziristan”
By BILL ROGGIO
July 8, 2009 7:42 AM
If it boils down to our men vs. their civilians then I vote for our men everytime. If it's Obama's desire that it be the other way around, then I vote bring the troops home now.
I agree. We can't fight a war like this.
Everyone knows the fighting (can't really call them fighters) muslims are cowards. Plan and simple.
You hide in a mosque, you have 5 minutes to vacate or we take it down.
You hide amongst civilians, we give you 5 minutes or they die as well.
5 minutes is way to long but...
Get the state department and lawyers out of the war and let our fighting men and women fight. If not, than bring them home.
Now I know why the Muslim men want their women to wear those “head-to-toe” blankets. They want to have an alternate escape route, if they need it... LOL...
Gees that is why the damn thing was invented by the marauding mohammedens in the first place.
Some people still question why the French President wants to ban the burqa.
So freaking what? That is just stupid. Make them show their faces! Hell strip search them, they were firing on our troops.
OMG....how in the F%$@ are we going to WIN with pussies like this ????
We should just go home now becasue we don't have the will to win.
Bet you could train dogs to tell you if it’s a man or a woman under that burqua in short order.
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