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Abu Sayyaf raid required U.S. troops to use ‘hand to hand’ combat
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| May 16, 2015
| Kellan Howell
Posted on 05/16/2015 2:28:09 PM PDT by PROCON
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To: PROCON
Why the move on him now? Was Abu Sayyaf going to publicly disclose his donations to the Clinton Foundation or something?
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posted on
05/16/2015 4:03:13 PM PDT
by
steel_resolve
(And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm)
To: steel_resolve
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posted on
05/16/2015 4:09:40 PM PDT
by
Lorianne
(fed pork, bailouts, gone taxmoney)
To: Perdogg
It is great to hear the Delta Force is still around.
They don’t write books and make movies, they just do the job and fade into the background.
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posted on
05/16/2015 4:21:47 PM PDT
by
balch3
To: Iron Munro
That’s what this was, by extension.
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posted on
05/16/2015 4:28:29 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: Lorianne
So predictable. This African American guy who works for my husband and also happens to be a left-winger, declared to my husband last week that he is no longer a Democrat, but is now an independent....(the recent Clinton debacle has sort of put him over the edge) Well, it was short lived, this morning he called my husband just orgasmic over this ISIS kill, you would have thought Obama was there, then he actually declared that the planning for this raid is probably one of the reasons Hillary has been so quiet. He is a very loyal, hard working guy but most of all he is comic relief.
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posted on
05/16/2015 4:51:09 PM PDT
by
Toespi
To: PROCON
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posted on
05/16/2015 5:22:52 PM PDT
by
VerySadAmerican
(I'm very sad for my country. Personally, I've never been happier.)
To: P-Marlowe
" Isnt this the kind of mission that is supposed to be under the radar? "Yes, one would think so, wouldn't one?
But one would be mistaken if it's a mission that might help 0's political fortunes.
Pray for the continued safety of these Delta Force soldiers and their families until January 20th, 2017.
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posted on
05/16/2015 6:24:43 PM PDT
by
OKSooner
(Chamberlain at least loved his country, please don't insult his memory by comparing him to 0.)
To: PROCON
Hand to Hand? Doesn’t that call for women?
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posted on
05/16/2015 6:47:45 PM PDT
by
DaxtonBrown
(http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
I remember an old military saying...IF YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO STICKEM YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO SHOOT EM. Words of wisdom.
Unless you are out of ammo.
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posted on
05/16/2015 7:15:30 PM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(We may be paranoid but that doesn't mean they aren't really after us)
To: Iron Munro
The M-14 is the last weapon really designed for close combat. It has a sticker on one end, a club on the other, and a firearm between.
The M-16 is not designed for bayonet work as after you shoot, to get a good thrust you must move the hand to the “wrist” of the rifle, and the butt stock cannot be used as a club.
AK, same problem. The last really good bayonet use was on the SKS and M-14.
With a straight grip rifle,(1903, M-1 Garand, M-14, you can shoot, thrust, club without moving the hand from firing position.
Interesting isn’t it, once you use up your ammo, you have the same weapon used four thousand years ago. A sticker on one end, and a club on the other.
Reminds me of the duel between Achilles and Hector in the movie HELEN OF TROY (1956). The only thing missing was the firepower between the point and the club.
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posted on
05/16/2015 7:43:36 PM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(Some times you need more than six shots. Much more.)
To: Chickensoup
“shoot through them, for Petes sake. These women are NOT your friends”
Amen brother, next time the women may not be as willing to Stand by their Man!
To: P-Marlowe
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posted on
05/16/2015 9:33:58 PM PDT
by
Eagles6
(Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
To: Chickensoup
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posted on
05/17/2015 5:56:47 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
To: longhorn too
there is no professional courtesy here. The terrorists would kill, torture and maim our women in a heartbeat
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posted on
05/17/2015 1:47:58 PM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
To: PROCON
This is a old high school friend of mine Ret. Col Pete Blaber Delta Force. He's written a book called "The Mission, The Men, And Me, Lessons from a former Delta Force Commander" He's actually one of the funnies guys I grew up with. I lived in Southern California for about 18 years and Pete now lives there so we use to get together for dinner quite a few times. Great guy. He planned Operation Anaconda and the bombing of Tora Bora. He's also the one who came up with the idea of following the courier which led to the killing of Osama bin laden. That's how he knew bin Laden was in Tora Bora back in 2001. And he bombed the sh!t out of it.
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posted on
05/18/2015 3:10:56 PM PDT
by
Beave Meister
(Die Hard Cubs Fan.....if it takes forever.)
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