Troops Feel Growing Rage in Afghanistan

[unhappycamper]

Troops Feel Growing Rage in Afghanistan
February 01, 2010
Agence France-Presse

Anger, frustration and a hunger for revenge are running high among U.S. Marines as casualties mount on the frontline of the battle against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.

On a base near Marjah, a Taliban stronghold in Helmand province, Marines are grieving the deaths of a sergeant and corporal killed by the remote-controlled bombs that have become the scourge of the long-running conflict.

Commanders try to keep the men's rage in check, aware that winning over an Afghan public wary of the foreign military presence and furious about mounting civilian casualties is as crucial as any battlefield success.

"It causes a lot of frustration. My men want revenge, that is only natural," says First Lt. Aaron MacLean, 2nd Platoon commander of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment.

"But I keep telling them that the rules are the rules for a reason. If we simply go crazy and start shooting at everything, in the long run we will lose this war because we will lose the support of the population."



Rest of article at http://www.military.com/news/article/troops-feel-growing-anger-in-afghanistan.html?col=1186032325324



unhappycamper comment: I'm sure this will end well. :sarcasm:

[howard112211]

1. When has a full scale asymetric occupation ever been "won" without establishing a dictatorship?

[CBGLuthier]

2. in the long run we will lose this war

Words of wisdom from this article.

Winning in Afghanistan is an impossible task. Unless we actually kill everybody there will always be one fighter seeking justice or revenge or the right to run their own fucking country.

[old mark]

3. No outsiders have ever won a war in that country - did no one in the administration

study history? Oh, wait - that was Bush, so I guess not.


Rec.

mark

[Fumesucker]

4. "My men want revenge, that is only natural,"

And yet we cannot see that works both ways, the relatives and friends of those we are killing want revenge too.

Their memories tend to be far longer than our own, they do not have so many toys to distract them.

[Toots]

5. We are not happy about their remote controlled bombs..Imagine that

Can we say Drones???

[Fumesucker]

6. That's different...

We are Murkins and bringing democracy and freedom to the wogs with our peace loving drones..

[formercia]

13. ..and, anyway...

We taught the Afghans how to make them in the first place, when they were fighting the Soviets.

It's called 'Blowback.'

[Mari333]

7. come on, MSM, where are the reports from the front, where is the TRUTH

you lying bastards, chickenshit corporate media.
knr

[Mari333]

8. k

[msongs]

9. being an unwelcome occupier killing women and kids has its price nt

[spanone]

10. duh

[FirstLight]

11. This war is so stupid...ugh

K&R


I am still pissed at Obama for increasiong troops, when we are supposed to be BRINGING the troops HOME.

I honestly hope someone will bring this up at that online Q&A tomorrow. There is no "winning" ..war make us ALL losers.

[formercia]

12. Something similar bought is Mei Lai.

Stay tuned.