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.
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What?
The soft, pampered minions of the Great Satan are going to attack the fierce, hardened islamic holy warriors in the dead of winter??
haAAAAhahahahahhaKABOOOOOM!!!
<< Mehmed? MEHMED?? >>
Good lord! Talk about ready for trouble!
The troops other than the 25th ID are under relaxed grooming standards
No we are applying a very well developed COunter Insurgency Campaign that has separated the Guerrilla from the Populace. The Taleb are about ready to quit and this offensive will push them over the line.
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