Comments on: A Taliban Surge in Afghanistan? http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/02/27/a-taliban-surge-in-afghanistan/ Online Defense and Acquisition Journal Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:01:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chief Houston http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/02/27/a-taliban-surge-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5940 Chief Houston Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:13:55 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4697#comment-5940 Roger that Rhyno327 and On the inside. This being the case as you gentleman put it, it makes sense to do what we had to do to end the German Grey Ghosts in WWII. We should have attacked the drug money a LONG time ago and used it for our troop support for battle needed upgrades in the field. Massive air ground attacks on open targets. They shot anything that moved and caused many secondary fireballs in Germany. To clarify about the UAV's, these have to be controlled from the field within remote visual range, than overlayed with manned aircraft attacks. Roger that Rhyno327 and On the inside. This being the case as you gentleman put it, it makes sense to do what we had to do to end the German Grey Ghosts in WWII. We should have attacked the drug money a LONG time ago and used it for our troop support for battle needed upgrades in the field. Massive air ground attacks on open targets. They shot anything that moved and caused many secondary fireballs in Germany. To clarify about the UAV’s, these have to be controlled from the field within remote visual range, than overlayed with manned
aircraft attacks.

]]> By: On the inside http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/02/27/a-taliban-surge-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5917 On the inside Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:51:34 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4697#comment-5917 I wonder why no high-ranking Afghani official has been kidnapped for ransom? The reason in part, the ISA, Paki Generals and Afghan Govt. Officials, including Karzai’s brother who has been generating income from drug trafficking. This guy has been shipping heroin in sealed cargo containers bound for the U.S. and other destinations. [Editor's note: There have been several news reports alleging the involvement of Karzai's brother in the drug trade, including this New York Times story: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/world/asia/05afghan.html?emc=rss&partner=rssnyt.] The provincial area along the in Pakistan border used to be at one time Afghan territory and was supposed to be given back to Afghanistan in a land treaty. So what is the new Paki Govt. going to say the Generals are and control the business class! We once used Blackwater to cross the border and kill Taliban, so why not re-employ more Special Forces and seal off Swat Valley... I wonder why no high-ranking Afghani official has been kidnapped for ransom? The reason in part, the ISA, Paki Generals and Afghan Govt. Officials, including Karzai’s brother who has been generating income from drug trafficking. This guy has been shipping heroin in sealed cargo containers bound for the U.S. and other destinations. [Editor’s note: There have been several news reports alleging the involvement of Karzai’s brother in the drug trade, including this New York Times story: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/world/asia/05afghan.html?emc=rss&partner=rssnyt.

The provincial area along the in Pakistan border used to be at one time Afghan territory and was supposed to be given back to Afghanistan in a land treaty. So what is the new Paki Govt. going to say the Generals are and control the business class! We once used Blackwater to cross the border and kill Taliban, so why not re-employ more Special Forces and seal off Swat Valley…

]]> By: Rhyno327 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/02/27/a-taliban-surge-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5907 Rhyno327 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:12:03 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4697#comment-5907 Until the decision is made to use manned US warplanes to bomb, strafe, destroy all those camps in the PAK tribal area, they will keep coming. Omar's orders are music to PAKI ears. Thier ISI and current/former army officers will extend thier filthy hands to these swine and there will be no end. NATO is a f-ing joke. We know now who will fight and who won't. While US, UK, Canadians, Aussie, Poles, Estonians and Lith fight and die, the GERMANS stay up north, swilling beer and getting fat. F-ING DISGRACE. Until the decision is made to use manned US warplanes to bomb, strafe, destroy all those camps in the PAK tribal area, they will keep coming. Omar’s orders are music to PAKI ears. Thier ISI and current/former army officers will extend thier filthy hands to these swine and there will be no end. NATO is a f-ing joke. We know now who will fight and who won’t. While US, UK, Canadians, Aussie, Poles, Estonians and Lith fight and die, the GERMANS stay up north, swilling beer and getting fat. F-ING DISGRACE.

]]> By: Chief Houston http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/02/27/a-taliban-surge-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5846 Chief Houston Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:43:40 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4697#comment-5846 Let's get this thing done right. Nationalize the auto industry to make whatever vehicles we may need in AFPAK, add smart missile grenade launchers instead of M-203's, change the upper receivers on M-16's to 6.5 Grendel caliber as the minimum . Send the whole Marine Corps and train double the amount you send. Train Air Force pilots with Marine/Navy Pilots. Army aviation should triple in size. Build Coast Guard/AF PJ teams with maximum gunship support. Make a UAV Corps to support ALL OPS. Let’s get this thing done right. Nationalize the auto industry to make whatever vehicles we may need in AFPAK, add smart missile grenade launchers instead of M-203’s, change the upper receivers on M-16’s to 6.5 Grendel caliber as the minimum . Send the whole Marine Corps and train double the amount you send. Train Air Force pilots with Marine/Navy Pilots. Army aviation should triple in size. Build Coast Guard/AF PJ teams with maximum gunship support.
Make a UAV Corps to support ALL OPS.

]]> By: Erich http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/02/27/a-taliban-surge-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5835 Erich Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:24:05 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4697#comment-5835 Need to keep them concentrating. They are spread out and cannot become an effective fighting force without concentration. then it will be like shooting fish in a barrel. So if suicide bombings is the way they will approach us then that will eventually fail. We would have to irradiate the entire area to get them all. We have to find them is all. When we do we can take them out conventionally. Need to keep them concentrating. They are spread out and cannot become an effective fighting force without concentration. then it will be like shooting fish in a barrel.

So if suicide bombings is the way they will approach us then that will eventually fail. We would have to irradiate the entire area to get them all. We have to find them is all. When we do we can take them out conventionally.

]]> By: badmac933 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/02/27/a-taliban-surge-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5834 badmac933 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:19:57 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4697#comment-5834 Ya know what? While we are the relative outset of military movement in Afghanistan, why not kill 2 birds with one stone? All kinds of makers of military and para-military arms are trying to convince the military and civilians that their weapon is best for a particular job. Why not let these arms makers "loan" the military a number of their arms, hand 'em out to soldiers,sailors,marines who like shootin' the shitz out of anthing. Shoot the weapons til the barrels turn red and droop, perform maintenance, abuse the hellski out it, in all kinds of weather. Then have these warriors write their opinions of the weapon. What better way to find out what works best in Afghanistan? Ya know what? While we are the relative outset of military movement in Afghanistan, why not kill 2 birds with one stone? All kinds of makers of military and para-military arms are trying to convince the military and civilians that their weapon is best for a particular job. Why not let these arms makers “loan” the military a number of their arms, hand ‘em out to soldiers,sailors,marines who like shootin’ the shitz out of anthing. Shoot the weapons til the barrels turn red and droop, perform maintenance, abuse the hellski out it, in all kinds of weather. Then have these warriors write their opinions of the weapon. What better way to find out what works best in Afghanistan?

]]> By: soonergrunt http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/02/27/a-taliban-surge-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5813 soonergrunt Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:11:20 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4697#comment-5813 Hey, if they want to play our game, well...all the better for us. Hey, if they want to play our game, well…all the better for us.

]]> By: Steve http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/02/27/a-taliban-surge-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5809 Steve Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:26:48 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4697#comment-5809 i agree also nuke them! i agree also nuke them!

]]> By: Daniel http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/02/27/a-taliban-surge-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5808 Daniel Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:07:16 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4697#comment-5808 Gomer I couldn't agree with you more. Nuke em like Japan. Say it was for preventing military personnel deaths...like Japan. Gomer I couldn’t agree with you more.
Nuke em like Japan.
Say it was for preventing military personnel deaths…like Japan.

]]> By: badmac933 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/02/27/a-taliban-surge-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5806 badmac933 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:40:22 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4697#comment-5806 I wish I were 25 years younger so it could be MY honor! I wish I were 25 years younger so it could be MY honor!

]]> By: GOMER http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/02/27/a-taliban-surge-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5805 GOMER Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:37:50 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4697#comment-5805 NUKE `EM.....NUKE `EM ! NUKE ‘EM.….NUKE ‘EM !

]]> By: mic http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/02/27/a-taliban-surge-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5802 mic Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:24:56 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4697#comment-5802 It will remain our honor to slay the Taliban for as long as the grass grows, the wind blows and the sky is blue. It will remain our honor to slay the Taliban for as long as the grass grows, the wind blows and the sky is blue.

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