Posted on 12/11/2004 10:23:04 AM PST by gopwinsin04
18,000 Troop Push Aims to Convince Taliban to Accempt Amnesty
About 18,000 American troops have started a winter long operation against the Taliban rebels in Afghanistan, vowing to eliminate insurgents who could threaten parliamentary elections in the spring.
The US Military said Saturday that the new push, dubbed Operation Lightening Freedom, would convince insurgents to accept amnesty pushed by President Hamid Karzai and allow foreign troops to pull back.
The operation was initated after Karzia's inaguaration Tuesday as the country's first democratically elected president. Maj Gen. Mark McCann gave no details of any significant moves against militant targets.
'It is basically designed to seach out and destroy the remaining remnants of Taliban forces who traditionally go underground during the winter months.'
However, Maj. General Eric Olsen, the No. 2 American commander, told the Associated Press last month that the operation would include a redeployment to tighten security on the border with Pakistan and raids by special forces to snatch rebel leaders.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Found a couple of galleries on a foreign site:
http://www.tropaselite.hpg.ig.com.br/GALERIAS_SF_AFEGANISTAO.htm
http://www.tropaselite.hpg.ig.com.br/GALERIAS_SF_AFEGANISTAO_2.htm
And now, #19 is loading, which IMHO was best of the lot.
The leftists are asking................
Oh, thank you! That gave me a great Saturday morning lift. Real men ............sigh. God Bless them all.
It's amazing how well things are going over there. Which is why the MSM never talks about Afghanistan anymore.
One priority should be to kill ASAP that miserable b****** who announced a "jihad" against US forces. Then announce, "next!"
"One of our readers, Jack, is in Special Ops in Afghanistan and brought these pictures back. As you wolf down that third hamburger I remind all of you again this year to remember there are guys like Jack are out there for us."
More pictures than this and commentary on the site.
lol looks like guys I could hang out with and enjoy a few beers with while shooting the guns. Almost makes me wanna go over there hehe.
The defeated Al Qaeda Soldiers in Afghanistan
Yuck!!! More on the site.
A buddy was just telling me some war stories of his tour in Afghanistan. He was there for most of the big stuff that went on.
My prayers are with our guys that they will prevail and vanquish the enemy remnant. That means to kill them.
Is there a way to find the e-Mail address of Maj. General Eric Olsen ??
Lightening Freedom sounds like a weight loss program.
Lightning Freedom sounds like a rapid military operation.haha! The misspell was the first thing my eye went to as well! :^D
From the Commie News Network article:
The U.S. military said Saturday that it hoped the new push, dubbed Lightning Freedom, would convince insurgents to accept an amnesty pushed by President Hamid Karzai to help stabilize the country and allow foreign troops to pull back.
I think it's just a typo/spelling error by the poster. No biggie. :^)
Give 'em HE**, men!!!
I agree go get e'm, but don't stop at the Paki. border. If they have a hot trail, follow it to the end. Let the chips fall where they may, just get osama dip s_ _ _ t!
Thanks for the poem - I've forwarded it to those I know who will do the same, and a few others too! (o;
The two words are often misused.
We're still bouncing the rubble over there?
Of course, if we were to lighten each al Qaeda combatant by head removal it would be cost effective (reduce recidivism)--and dampen that whole Abu Ghraib/X-Ray thingie which so delights the asslicking press.
One of Steyn's Best! Rest all about "The Brutal Afghan Winter"!
http://www.obv.org.uk/reports/2002/rpt20020112g.htm
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