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To: RoadTest
took the extraordinary step of expelling the unit after he consulted with Afghan Prime Minister Hamid Karzai.

Karzai needs to face the fact that Marines like these are the only reason his weak-kneed a$$ is holding on to any semblance of power.

25 posted on 03/24/2007 6:12:33 AM PDT by Sarajevo
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To: Sarajevo
"that Marines like these"

So maybe we should change the ROE to "if you're attacked you may wipe out the entire village"? That'll sure teach them a lesson, huh?

Seems to me you fail to realize that is what the insurgents want. They realize they cannot defeat us in a conventional war so they'll get the locals to hate our presence. Along with the American press reporting it to the American people.

32 posted on 03/24/2007 7:00:25 AM PDT by robertpaulsen
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