[crusty old prospector]

As my nephews would say, “3/5 Kilo. Get some!”

[USS Alaska]

But the Marines, as usual, got the better of the killing -- counting more than 400 insurgent dead. In the end they owned the ground.

The political strategy of "winning the war, without civilians being hurt" is insane.

We'd have won this thing years ago, but are so sensitive that our troops are fighting with one hand and under ROE that make you want to scream.