tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post8972690648646423083..comments2024-03-11T13:16:19.098-04:00Comments on Ad Orientem: Hors de combatUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-45399674392165162482010-07-23T14:16:32.551-04:002010-07-23T14:16:32.551-04:00God be with these men and their families.
[The IE...God be with these men and their families.<br /><br /><i>[The IED] was one of many that have been seeded in farming land surrounding the former school the platoon is using as a base.</i><br /><br />This doesn't add up: the enemy is being supplied and fed. There are apparently not enough US troops to hold territory and cut off supply lines, they are straitjacketed by strict rules of engagement, the troops do not enjoy local support, or perhaps all three. This leads me to think that the only way to "win" Afghanistan is to colonize it.The Anti-Gnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386593803225823789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-7587656934249460412010-07-22T23:20:38.166-04:002010-07-22T23:20:38.166-04:00Lord have mercy. My two brothers have been there ...Lord have mercy. My two brothers have been there - thank God they're back home.Matushka Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10522097149212770814noreply@blogger.com