The latest offensive in Afghanistan was no "offensive" but simply a major troop movement.

[howard112211]

The Taliban reacted by the logic of guerilla warfare: booby trapped the shit out of the area and left. Whether NATO gained anything from this strategically remains open.

[secondwind]

1. I would think our commanders knew how the Taliban would react.

[lamp_shade]

2. That was phase one. You need to read this:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61B1ZJ20100213

[rug]

5. Do you mean this?

"In their house nearby, a family huddled in one room, laundry flapping on the line outside."

Or this?

"An elderly neighbor emerged from her house and asked Marines not to fire at it. 'This is just my house,' she said."

[lamp_shade]

7. No. This (read it slowly and carefully):

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61B1ZJ20100213

[rug]

8. Ah, I missed it.

"Decades ago, the Marjah area was home to an Afghan-U.S. development project. Its canals, which criss-cross lush farmland, were built by the Americans."

Things are looking brighter today.

[DCBob]

3. The goal is to secure the city of Marjah and they are accomplishing that.

Once the bombs and booby traps and Talibangers are cleared out they will bring in a new Government complete with a huge Afghan police force to keep the peace.

[mdmc]

9. USA!USA!

mission accomplished!
Now, back to Iraq!

[stray cat]

4. A major troop movement in hostile territory - more risk then my average weekend!

I have yet to run into mines or gunfire on my way to work If I did I would consider it dangerous

[spanone]

6. you seem to have the answers, join & help

[howard112211]

15. lol. No thanks. You must have misunderstood me somehow. I am opposed to this war.

Just passing on my 2 cents on the latest development.

[Mari333]

10. If someone was occupying my state of Michigan I would be trying to kick them out

too. Id be doing everything I could to get them out.

[alcibiades_mystery]

11. If a group of homegrown right wing fanatics took over Michigan

Closed down girls' schools, and beat people in the street for violating the Jesus code, would you try to kick them out?

[DCBob]

12. Rec +1

Well said... and it might happen some day if so many in our own party keep bashing the President.

[lamp_shade]

13. Very well put.

[readmoreoften]

20. Yes, but not by supporting people who traffic young girls, bomb families, and produce heroin.

The enemy's enemy of the Afghan people is not their friend.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

14. aka: Operation Piss in the Wind.

[Mari333]

16. +1111111111100000000000000

'ignored' keeps replying to my posts. luckily, I cannot read his replies.

[johnaries]

17. Too bad, because he makes an excellent point. You might learn something.

[Mari333]

18. I dont need to be preached to about occupying countries for profit

heard that crap during the Bush admin.

buh bye

[johnaries]

19. You'd rather stick your fingers in your ears and go "LALALALALA!"

Very mature. And that's not what it was about. But if you think we invaded Aghanistan for profit, you do need some education. That was Iraq. You're obviously confused.

[farmout rightarm]

21. I'm offended by the use of "offensive" as a noun.

It's just another example of how we're crapping on the language.

[howard112211]

22. The media did it first.

[farmout rightarm]

23. They did? Oh, well then, that makes it okay.

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