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Site of Marjah Government Offices Seized
Wall Street Journal ^
| Feb. 16, 2010
| Michael M. Phillips
Posted on 02/16/2010 2:06:03 PM PST by La Enchiladita
MARJAH, AfghanistanU.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers seized the site of Marjah's government offices, setting the stage for Kabul to attempt to resume its authority in a town long run by the Taliban.
In a full day of skirmishing, the troops took a former police station in central Marjah, as well as the ruined foundations of the former government center.
"The government will return to Marjah, and in short order," predicted Lt. Col. Calvin Worth, commander of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.
Progress continued to be deliberateat times slowin the fourth day of what the U.S.-led coalition bills as its biggest offensive since the Taliban's fall in 2001, and a grand effort to oust insurgent fighters while restoring the credibility of the Afghan government.
On Tuesday, eight more civilians were killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan. Three died in shooting incidents in the assault on Marjah, while five others were killed in the province of Kandahar, where coalition troops erroneously decided that a group of Afghans were planting an explosive device along a trail.
...The U.S. and Afghan troops raised the Afghan flag above the old district center, which is now used as stalls for a weekly bazaar thought to bring the Taliban large of amounts of tax revenue.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; heroin; marjah; operationmoshtarak; taliban
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God bless our Marines!!! And Allies. Outstanding job.
To: La Enchiladita
Our troops simply amaze me! They can still get this kind of thing done while their CIC keeps them off-balance with hands tied behind their backs.
Nice job people. Keep it up.
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posted on
02/16/2010 2:09:26 PM PST
by
Drill Thrawl
(Another day, another injury, another step closer. Are you prepared?)
To: La Enchiladita
OooRah!
God bless our “devil dogs”!!!
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posted on
02/16/2010 2:14:21 PM PST
by
Mr. Jazzy
("I AM JIM THOMPSON and moderates make me PUKE!!!")
To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; jazusamo; SandRat; GOP_Lady; Diana in Wisconsin; freema
Marines from the 1,500-strong 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, moved methodically through an insurgent warren, picking their way through homemade mines and ending the day in control of about one third of the neighborhood of low homes surrounded by cracked mud-brick walls.
At one point in a nearby bazaar, a lieutenant noticed new wire on an old pole. Further investigation revealed it was connected to eight mortar shells buried beneath 100 yards of road, intended to destroy multiple vehicles in a military convoy. Explosives teams detonated the booby-trap safely.
Just a day earlier, the area, called the Pork Chop [heh] for its shape on the map, had been a haven for insurgents, who used positions there to pepper the Marine outpost with sniper fire and rocket-propelled grenades. Since the offensive began on Saturday, insurgents had been moving each morning to fighting positions in the Pork Chop.
On Tuesday, it appeared that the large number of coalition troops and vehicles with heavy weapons prevented the insurgents from making their way there.
To: La Enchiladita; G8 Diplomat; SunkenCiv; Marine_Uncle; Fred Nerks; NormsRevenge; onyx; gandalftb; ...
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
To: La Enchiladita
Gather all the civilians in the town together for a mendatory dental hygiene lesson led by a Navy Corpsman while the Marines in the background burn their hooches to the dirt.
To: La Enchiladita
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posted on
02/16/2010 2:36:48 PM PST
by
Just Lori
To: Mr. Jazzy
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posted on
02/16/2010 2:39:09 PM PST
by
Just Lori
To: La Enchiladita
“U.S.-led coalition bills as its biggest offensive since the Taliban's fall in 2001”
God bless our troops but the MSM and Washingtoncrats have billed this as the biggest offense yet it was Tora Bora that killed over 200 Al-Qaeda.
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posted on
02/16/2010 2:39:31 PM PST
by
tobyhill
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
ABC must be getting tired of losing viewers.
To: Drill Thrawl
Sorry. I can't help myself....
To: Just Lori
Must be,...they ran a very Excellent interview of former Vice President Cheney Sunday on their talk show....
To: La Enchiladita
Yes, great job America!!!
To: La Enchiladita
Go Marines!
May God keep them safe and return them to their families.
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posted on
02/16/2010 3:36:31 PM PST
by
dervish
(I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself)
To: La Enchiladita
Not enough Insurgent casualties in this battle. They’ll just melt away into the countryside and re-emerge somewhere.
To: Just Lori
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posted on
02/16/2010 4:25:24 PM PST
by
Drill Thrawl
(Another day, another injury, another step closer. Are you prepared?)
To: La Enchiladita
And with the official U.S. government against them.
These are brave, BRAVE Americans!
God BLESS our troops!!
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posted on
02/16/2010 4:37:55 PM PST
by
ohioWfan
(Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
To: Drill Thrawl
Our troops don’t HAVE a Commander in Chief.
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posted on
02/16/2010 4:38:21 PM PST
by
ohioWfan
(Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
To: La Enchiladita
Prayers Up...
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posted on
02/16/2010 5:05:59 PM PST
by
1COUNTER-MORTER-68
(THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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