[Goldwater and Gingrich]

I hope the whole story is made up. If this is how the British fight then there is no way they will be wining any war.

“Its way out of our league,” he said, and the ANA commander nodded.”

Their was maybe ten bad guys with poor training. So the AK47 and some RPG’s is better than any thing they have?

The Brits were in a fire fight and they could get no air cover or artily? And they burn their hand on the machine gun?

[Cannoneer No. 4]

ping

[stylin19a]

Acting on a tip from an old woman, he allowed his men to search for a rumoured cache of Taliban weapons in a village about five kilometres north of town

next time, tell the "old woman" she's going with you...if she panics, don't go.

This time, go find that "old woman" and ....

[RGSpincich]

This article is not as bad as the headline would indicate. When you are a sitting duck, getting out of the line of fire is a good thing. The two firing Taliban that suddenly appeared on the Brits flank were killed by the Brits.

[Dilbert56]

Ooohh, the “resurgent” Taliban. Every week sixty or seventy of these scum get waxed by coalition forces. They launch a couple of mortar rounds and suddenly they’re immortal supermen. You can’t get e job in the MSM without your Taliban Kneepads.