Posted on 09/16/2009 7:02:22 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
NATO-led forces are investigating the death of four Marines in eastern Afghanistan after their commanders reportedly rejected requests for artillery fire in a battle with insurgents, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. Tuesday's incident was "under investigation" and details remained unclear, press secretary Geoff Morrell told a news conference. A McClatchy newspapers' journalist who witnessed the battle reported that a team of Marine trainers made repeated appeals for air and artillery support after being pinned down by insurgents in the village of Ganjgal in eastern Kunar province. The U.S. troops had to wait more than an hour for attack helicopters to come to their aid and their appeal for artillery fire was rejected, with commanders citing new rules designed to avoid civilian casualties, the report said.
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Officers didn’t want to jeopardize their careers more than they didn’t want their men to die.
This needs to be spread everywhere.
There is absolutely NO reason for us to be in Afghanistan.
You can always tell when liberal democrats are in charge - everything gets %ucked up! Liberals are the enemy - murdered our boys!
There is absolutely NO reason for us to be in Afghanistan.
I agree, when we can’t defend our own men, we need to get out and get out NOW!
I smell an Obamaloon somewhere in the story.
Incompetence = Obamaloon crony.
Mogadishu redux. ROE’s have been changed to refelct hope and change. The hope is for the bad guys the change is our marines and grunts get no arty or air support.
I’m usually the last one to “defend” the Obama administration in any way, but let’s be brutally honest here . . . how is this incident any different than the U.S. military campaign in Lebanon in 1983?
FUBO
Obama hates Marines. Prove he doesn’t.
If this is an example of our new “rules of engagement”, then for the first time in my life I am going to side with liberals and say “it’s time to get out”.
Gee jun509. that was a purposeful post.
Now what would you have done?
What is your background
Please STFU.
Try supporting something other than you ignorant stupid ass position.
I am sure that there is space on the DU or DailyKos
I've been expecting this.
This might give pause to those considering service. It is vital to have faith in the chain of command if you're volunteering to be in harm's way.
The families of these Marines need to take Obama to court, prove to that he is or is not eligible to be the CIC. If he is not he needs to be tried for murder.
Well, @ least W was there long enough to win Iraq. Odds are though, from here on out...the dummies in control now will ABSOLUTELY screw the pooch on Afghanistan. :(
The U.S. military is filled with hacks who put their careers ahead of the safety of their subordinates. It's just as true in 2009 as it was in 1983.
In both cases, just think of how many decisions were made up and down the entire chain of command that caused these tragic results.
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