The battle for Afghanistan (The Tribune-Review Army embed in Afghanistan)

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | June 29th, 2008 | Betsy Hiel

[Salena Zito]

DURAGI, Afghanistan -- Early morning, and 14 U.S. soldiers stand in a semi-circle for a mission briefing. Four Humvees, engines running, rumble beside them. "We're going to Warshallah today," Army Capt. Sam Karr, 28, of Manhattan, Kan., tells his platoon. "I guess it has, like, 200 bad guys in it. That's nothing, dudes -- we've got 14, so we're good."

[MadJack]

That is a damn fine article.

[Carry_Okie]

Welcome to real life Betsy.

It doesn't get much more real than this.

[Chgogal]

Excellent reporting! BTTT

[SunkenCiv]

"We're going to Warshallah today," Army Capt. Sam Karr, 28, of Manhattan, Kan., tells his platoon. "I guess it has, like, 200 bad guys in it. That's nothing, dudes -- we've got 14, so we're good."