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douglas9
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Fri Nov-19-10 04:56 AM Original message |
U.S. deploying heavily armored battle tanks for first time in Afghan war |
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Selatius
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Fri Nov-19-10 05:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. We're sending multi-million dollar weapons to fight a bunch of men armed with hundred dollar AK-47s |
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melm00se
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Fri Nov-19-10 05:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. rule of thumb |
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Warren Stupidity
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Sat Nov-20-10 08:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
70. this will not 'win' against an insurgency |
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saigon68
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Sat Nov-20-10 08:07 PM Response to Reply #70 |
77. Yes Obama kill a few more old ladies |
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StarsInHerHair
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Sat Nov-20-10 06:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
74. with all those Iraqi ied's I couldn't figure out why tanks didn't |
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hack89
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Fri Nov-19-10 06:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. IED's are the only real threat to US troops |
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social_critic
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Fri Nov-19-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. The threat will change |
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hack89
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Fri Nov-19-10 09:14 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. They have yet to find a way to stop US supplies |
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social_critic
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Fri Nov-19-10 09:44 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. That's not what I heard |
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hack89
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Fri Nov-19-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. The troops have Burger King and other fast food! |
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social_critic
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Fri Nov-19-10 11:22 AM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Afghanistan is getting real bad, buddy - and it's costing a ton |
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hack89
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Fri Nov-19-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Things are not getting bad militarily |
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Selatius
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Sat Nov-20-10 11:34 AM Response to Reply #43 |
72. If we leave, it's probably because we could no longer afford an occupation. |
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soryang
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Fri Nov-19-10 07:24 PM Response to Reply #40 |
52. Great post! |
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L.Torsalo
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Sat Nov-20-10 07:39 AM Response to Reply #24 |
69. So why promote this as a "solution"? |
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daleo
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Sat Nov-20-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
73. They will target the tanks' money supply |
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JonLP24
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Fri Nov-19-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
51. Tanks will not likely replace regular military vehicles |
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L.Torsalo
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Sat Nov-20-10 07:36 AM Response to Reply #8 |
68. I see the only real threat to US troops |
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subsuelo
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Fri Nov-19-10 10:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
34. We are the ones who are 'backward' nt |
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truth2power
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Fri Nov-19-10 05:54 AM Response to Original message |
3. Yes, let's demolish their homes and kill their women and children . Not that they would |
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Kolesar
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Fri Nov-19-10 06:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. see |
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hack89
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Fri Nov-19-10 06:15 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Taliban IED's kill more civilians then foreign troops |
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Bragi
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Fri Nov-19-10 07:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Let me assure you of this |
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saigon68
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Fri Nov-19-10 09:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Well Put K & R |
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Botany
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Fri Nov-19-10 10:02 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. the Russian, the Brits, the Indians, the Mongols, the Turks, and the ....... |
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truth2power
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Fri Nov-19-10 08:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
53. And this... |
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Hardrada
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Sat Nov-20-10 12:15 AM Response to Reply #23 |
64. Kipling had asymmetric warfare down cold a century ago! |
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saigon68
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Sat Nov-20-10 01:41 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Yes ---How soon the Lesson Learned is forgotten |
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Hubert Flottz
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Fri Nov-19-10 05:54 AM Response to Original message |
4. We get those blown up so we can buy some new ones... |
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douglas9
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Fri Nov-19-10 06:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. ZTZ99 Main Battle Tank (~US$1.9 Million in 1999) |
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hack89
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Fri Nov-19-10 06:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Still not as good as an M-1 nt |
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era veteran
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Fri Nov-19-10 07:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Roger that |
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hack89
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Fri Nov-19-10 08:41 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. The Israelis developed modular armor |
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era veteran
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Fri Nov-19-10 10:58 AM Response to Reply #19 |
39. I do understand but it is a quick much cheaper fix but |
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benEzra
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Sat Nov-20-10 07:50 PM Response to Reply #39 |
76. I believe the M1's main armor is modular as well, not just the applique's. |
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davepc
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Fri Nov-19-10 05:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
50. I'm pretty sure some NATO (Canada/France/Denmark) countries had some Leopard 2's there already |
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era veteran
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Fri Nov-19-10 06:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. They don't get blown up |
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Hubert Flottz
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Fri Nov-19-10 09:45 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. Tanks for the memories... |
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era veteran
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Fri Nov-19-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Russian tanks have sucked hind tit since the T 54 |
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Hubert Flottz
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Sat Nov-20-10 06:29 AM Response to Reply #36 |
67. I'm glad that the only tanks I work on now days are 1:35 scale. |
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era veteran
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Sat Nov-20-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #67 |
71. Nothing like the sound of an M88 in the morning. |
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TheLastMohican
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Sun Nov-21-10 07:41 AM Response to Reply #36 |
79. Very bold statement |
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Kolesar
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Fri Nov-19-10 06:04 AM Response to Original message |
6. there have been relatively few reports of civilian casualties associated w/ the recent uptick in rai |
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Bragi
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Fri Nov-19-10 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
13. So do the tanks come in before or after the drones? |
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JustABozoOnThisBus
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Fri Nov-19-10 07:34 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I don't know about contractors in trailers |
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Nihil
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Fri Nov-19-10 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
16. Woohoo! |
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formercia
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Fri Nov-19-10 08:13 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Speaking of which... |
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Nihil
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Mon Nov-22-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #17 |
84. That'll be OK ... |
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nc4bo
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Fri Nov-19-10 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
18. It doesn't matter what we send over there, Iraq and Afgh. are "wars" we can and will not win. EVER! |
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subsuelo
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Fri Nov-19-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #18 |
35. Also, the US never had any right to be there in the first place. nt |
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SammyWinstonJack
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Mon Nov-22-10 12:07 PM Response to Reply #35 |
85. +1000! |
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Paper Roses
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Fri Nov-19-10 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
20. I will never live to see the end of the horror we are inflicting on |
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saigon68
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Fri Nov-19-10 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
21. signals a further escalation in the aggressive tactics |
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SDuderstadt
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Fri Nov-19-10 09:29 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. self-delete...n/t |
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jayfish
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Fri Nov-19-10 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
25. Let Me Know How That Works Out For Ya. |
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Alcibiades
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Fri Nov-19-10 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
27. Finally, some light at the end of the tunnel! |
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era veteran
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Fri Nov-19-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
49. Looks like a Russian motor pool |
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COLGATE4
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Fri Nov-19-10 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
28. Yeah, that tactic worked so well for the Russians. nt |
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Javaman
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Fri Nov-19-10 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
33. We. Are. Never. Leaving. |
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Bigmack
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Fri Nov-19-10 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
37. Gosh... I'm gettin' a chubby just thinking... |
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placton
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Fri Nov-19-10 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
38. what we REALLY need are some HIND helicopters |
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Ozymanithrax
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Fri Nov-19-10 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
41. The Afghans were very good at blowing up Soviet Tanks. n/t |
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backscatter712
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Fri Nov-19-10 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
42. As the Russians found out, heavy tanks are not the right tool for the job in Afghanistan. |
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formercia
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Fri Nov-19-10 02:35 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. They also dig Tiger Pits in the roads. |
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Stella_Artois
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Fri Nov-19-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. They seem to work well enough in some areas.. |
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fascisthunter
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Fri Nov-19-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
44. Hey... the Soviets Couldn't do it, Maybe we Can.... |
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ProudDad
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Fri Nov-19-10 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
46. Next up, tactical nukes |
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TheWatcher
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Fri Nov-19-10 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
48. BREAKIN' OUT THE BIG GUNS!!!!!!!! FOR FREEDOM!!!11111 |
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Swede
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Fri Nov-19-10 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
54. Marines Receive Extra Firepower; US Tanks Headed to Afghanistan |
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Kennah
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Fri Nov-19-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. More is needed ... |
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daleo
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Fri Nov-19-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. The Soviets used tanks too |
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sofa king
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Fri Nov-19-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. They weren't very useful there. |
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TheLastMohican
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Sun Nov-21-10 07:46 AM Response to Reply #61 |
80. The application of soviet armor was different |
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Moostache
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Fri Nov-19-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Thank god we can find money for THIS....food and unemployment though...not so much. |
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grahamhgreen
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Fri Nov-19-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. How musch will this cost the retirees - their lunch or dinner? |
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Kolesar
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Fri Nov-19-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. LBN duplicate |
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ProudDad
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Fri Nov-19-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. Next up, tactical nukes |
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davepc
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Fri Nov-19-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #54 |
62. Other NATO forces already have tanks there as far back as 2007 |
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Twillig
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Mon Nov-22-10 01:46 AM Response to Reply #54 |
83. 14 tanks? That's one fucking armor company in the Army. |
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Swede
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Fri Nov-19-10 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
63. Marines Receive Extra Firepower; US Tanks Headed to Afghanistan |
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Aristus
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Sat Nov-20-10 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
65. Even an ex-M1A1 tanker like me can see this is a really bad idea. |
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Sat Nov-20-10 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
75. The problem throughout history has not been in getting into Afghanistan . |
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seafan
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Sat Nov-20-10 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
78. 'Using tanks this many years into the war could be seen as a sign of desperation...' |
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lovuian
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Sun Nov-21-10 09:36 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. We are Desperate Very Desperate |
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Rex
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Mon Nov-22-10 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
82. See? Their hearts and minds couldn't be won with small arms fire. |
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