Posted on 10/09/2009 12:24:24 PM PDT by thouworm
“…the white flag of the Taliban is raised above Kamdesh”
On the day of President Obama’s glorious Nobel Appease Prize victory, a Taliban henchman gloats in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Kamdesh siege...
The battle marked the largest loss of U.S. life in a single skirmish in more than a year. Besides the eight Americans slain, three Afghan soldiers and an estimated 100 insurgents died, according to NATO.
(Excerpt) Read more at michellemalkin.com ...
Another example of winning the battle but losing the war. What was that 14 US soldiers killed in Somalia and 1000 combatants killed.
But who won?
BTW, that link is to a Hillary/Sotero thread, just fyi
Sorry; that’s the thread I got the comment from, but the source is not provided.
Post
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=2358886%2C3
Obama just has too much on his plate -— what with making speeches, accepting prizes, going to Copenhagen to seek jobs for Chicagoans, confiscating private sector corps, meeting with community groups, communicating with his handlers, etc -— to protect our soldiers, or meet with his generals, or make any CiC decisions.
Bush was on the phone weekly, sometimes daily Rush recently commented. He said, “and I know that first hand.”
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Apache Pilots Shocked by Size of Attack on Afghan Outpost
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358002/posts
You guys invite your friends and hang around just a little bit longer ....
Hear it is:
New White House spin: Taliban not really an enemy, has role in Afghanistan’s future
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2357849/posts
Thanks, these people are giving me an ulcer, just damn!
It’s working! appeasement, I mean peace is at hand!
Bookmarked to read later
U.S. President Barack Obama smiles after making remarks on regulatory reform in the East Room at the White House in Washington October 9, 2009.Earlier in the day, Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
(Thanks for the Ping Thou.)
Criticized 'Sitting Duck' Base That Sat Low in an Afghan Valley Is Abandoned; Too Late?
This is the same link (different title), but see link below. Camp Keating is Kamdesh.
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A soldier's blog (from 2007)
First stop was Kamdesh, now called Camp Keating, after a soldier who was killed nearby.
thanks for the info/links
Spec. Stephan Mace
Pfc. Kevin Thomson
Spc. Michael P. Scusa
Spc. Christopher T. Griffin
Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos
Sgt. Joshua M. Hardt
Not pictured:
Sgt. Vernon W. Martin
Sgt. Joshua Kirk
“IN MEMORIAM”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq3a_7242Lc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq3a_7242Lc&feature=related
“I was thinking more in the likes of a memorial to Our Chosen One.”
He’s not ‘our’ anything! You can have him!
10-08-09
“BARACK OBAMA: TALIBAN CAN BE INVOLVED IN AFGHANISTAN FUTURE”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357805/posts
RIP to our brave soldiers
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