Posted on 11/16/2001 1:08:33 PM PST by usconservative
GO US MILITARY GO!!! TAKE 'EM OUT!!!
The article states "But military analysts expected the Taliban, aided by al Qaeda, to take to Afghanistan's impenetrable mountains..."
They're right. Food caravans cannot get in. Fuel cannot get in. They cannot get out.
But we can hammer them from the air whenever we find them, and spotters on the ground can call in precision munitions. They can run, but they'll only die tired, hungry, cold and thirsty.
Worst case: We capture Osama - Terrorist acts to get him released. No guarantee of conviction.
2nd Worst case: We kill Osama. - Makes him a martyr.
3rd worst case: The Taliban kills Osama - Still a martyr, but anger is not as directly focused on the US.
Best case (IMHO) We flatten The Taliban, and Osama "escapes"...
We hear that he is in Iraq. Flatten Iraq, Osama "escapes"...
We hear he is in Lybia. Flatten Lybia, Osama "escapes"...
Repeat as needed until all terror exporting countries stop...
How about we set the haystack on fire? Oh, we are already doing that.... Several dozen "daisy cutters" and a few well placed "bunker busters" should leave the earth sufficiently scorched so the remains of Osama bin Laden and the majority of al-Qaeda may never be identified.
Hezbollah, Hamas, Saddam Hussein, tremble in your boots, cower in your beds, for we are coming after you. The Fist of Allah is using the the United States as His instrument to smite you, and will not suffer your apostasy to live. Infinite Justice shall prevail.
Think FLIR.
Message to Pentagon: Also commence operation "Highway of Death" for all fleeing vehicles.
That's underway. They already have a video, 'the luckiest guy in Afghanistan.' The missle just missed him. (A truck moving at high speed)
If I see Bin Laden referred to as their GUEST one more time I am going to scream!! This year the Taliban named Bin Laden the supreme commander in chief of their military! He is not a GUEST! Of course the western press pretty much ignored the fact that this even happened when it did, so it is likely most of them don't have any clue that he is.
We need the A-10's NOW!
| If I see Bin Laden referred to as their GUEST one more time I am going to scream!! This year the Taliban named Bin Laden the supreme commander in chief of their military! He is not a GUEST!. Bin Laden's year-end performance review is going to show some negative results. He would lose his job if he hadn't already lost his employers. |
Thanks. Hope all is well with you.
The mountains work both ways. It's a convenient place for an ambush, but if you already know they are there, it's also a good place for a prison.
But we can hammer them from the air whenever we find them, and spotters on the ground can call in precision munitions. They can run, but they'll only die tired, hungry, cold and thirsty.
Winter is about to set in. There's no point in chasing after them. Just set up defensive positions at the choke points and wait until spring. The few that survive will be ready to surrender.
We could use FLIR to shoot anything that moves (for target practice(. But, we shouldn't risk any lives to dig out people that are already dead anyway.
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