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Hold on, buddy. You do not go into a counter-insurgency mission guns-blazing, loaded for bear. You first must gage the enemy strength, numbers and resistance. If you show up with heavy power, you only drive them into their holes to fight another day. The point is to draw them out into the open, away from civilians and safe houses and waste them in the street. This is counter-punching. It saves innocent lives.

I think the time for gauging enemy strength has passed when the administrative staff are grabbing rifles.

Fox News says 130 dead, and 19 US troops since Sunday. "Significant US KIA", says Bret Baier. 5 PM EST.

First, 'significant' doesn't mean a thing. Every soldier is significant in my book, so one or two could be the case.

Second, every Marine is a soldier first, so admin staff grabbing rifles is not that 'significant' either.

How long before Freepers stop worrying about breathless reports from the news, before they have any real facts? Does anyone really think that the MARINES are not prepared to deal with a bunch of thugs in scarfs?