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He is middle not far left.
You do remember that the IRAQ war was the one we were lied into and not Afganistan right?
Wired.com reported:The U.S. and its allies have unleashed a massive air campaign in Afghanistan, launching missiles and bombs from the sky at a rate rarely seen since the wars earliest days. In October alone, NATO planes fired their weapons on 1,000 separate missions, U.S. Air Force statistics provided to Danger Room show. Since Gen. David Petraeus took command of the war effort in late June, coalition aircraft have flown 2,600 attack sorties. Thats 50% more than they did during the same period in 2009. Not surprisingly, civilian casualties are on the rise, as well.
NATO officials say the increase in air attacks is simply a natural outgrowth of a more aggressive campaign to push militants out of their strongholds in southern Afghanistan. Simply put, our air strikes have increased because our operations have increased. Weve made a concentrated effort in the south to clear out the insurgency and therefore have increased our number of troops on the ground and aircraft to support them in this effort, Lt. Nicole Schwegman, a NATO spokesperson, tells Danger Room.
On the other hand, some outside observers believe the strikes are part of an attempt to soften up the insurgency before negotiations with them begin in earnest. But one thing is clear: its a strategy Petraeus has used before. Once he took over the Iraq war effort, air strikes jumped nearly sevenfold.
You leftists are completely silent about this escalation in air-raids
After all, theres a far left democrat in the White House, right.
So collateral damage was okay during the Iraq war, but isn't supposed to occur in Afghanistan? Got it.
And by the way, why didn't you put this in the AFGHANISTAN topic where it belongs?
I don't think were Obama is on the political ideology number line matters....the media had plenty to say about the use of indirect fire weapons (artillery etc.) in 06-07 especially....where are they on this now?
Wired.com reported:The U.S. and its allies have unleashed a massive air campaign in Afghanistan, launching missiles and bombs from the sky at a rate rarely seen since the wars earliest days. In October alone, NATO planes fired their weapons on 1,000 separate missions, U.S. Air Force statistics provided to Danger Room show. Since Gen. David Petraeus took command of the war effort in late June, coalition aircraft have flown 2,600 attack sorties. Thats 50% more than they did during the same period in 2009. Not surprisingly, civilian casualties are on the rise, as well.
NATO officials say the increase in air attacks is simply a natural outgrowth of a more aggressive campaign to push militants out of their strongholds in southern Afghanistan. Simply put, our air strikes have increased because our operations have increased. Weve made a concentrated effort in the south to clear out the insurgency and therefore have increased our number of troops on the ground and aircraft to support them in this effort, Lt. Nicole Schwegman, a NATO spokesperson, tells Danger Room.
On the other hand, some outside observers believe the strikes are part of an attempt to soften up the insurgency before negotiations with them begin in earnest. But one thing is clear: its a strategy Petraeus has used before. Once he took over the Iraq war effort, air strikes jumped nearly sevenfold.
You leftists are completely silent about this escalation in air-raids
After all, theres a far left democrat in the White House, right.
So collateral damage was okay during the Iraq war, but isn't supposed to occur in Afghanistan? Got it.
And by the way, why didn't you put this in the AFGHANISTAN topic where it belongs?
The quote is from Obiwan. He didn't like the collateral damage, got it yet?
This is not about Afghanistan, it's about a POTUS faking outrage before the election. It belongs in the political arena.
So collateral damage was okay during the Iraq war, but isn't supposed to occur in Afghanistan? Got it.
And by the way, why didn't you put this in the AFGHANISTAN topic where it belongs?
The quote is from Obiwan. He didn't like the collateral damage, got it yet?
This is not about Afghanistan, it's about a POTUS faking outrage before the election. It belongs in the political arena.
What quote?
What "fake" outrage? I'm sure he's just as "outraged" now that this sort of thing happens, but he's not the one issuing the orders to fire.
12 April: Train destroyed
Cause of error: Timing
Russia and China lodged protests after Nato's raid on a railway bridge hit a passenger train, killing 10 and leaving 16 injured.
The Belgrade-Salonika train had been crossing the bridge near Leskovac, southern Serbia as the air-launched missile released several miles away reached its target.
Showing missile-cone video footage of the attack, Nato's commander of European forces Gen Wesley Clark said: "You can see if you were focusing right on your job as a pilot how suddenly that train appeared. It was really unfortunate."
Democrats fight brutally during war, attacking a passenger train far from the field of battle. That is how Clinton fought Serbia, he attacked the population, slowly, brutally, forcing the surrender of Serbia. Attack the civilians, thats fucked up.
BBC News | Europe | Nato's bombing blunders
12 April: Train destroyed
Cause of error: Timing
Russia and China lodged protests after Nato's raid on a railway bridge hit a passenger train, killing 10 and leaving 16 injured.
The Belgrade-Salonika train had been crossing the bridge near Leskovac, southern Serbia as the air-launched missile released several miles away reached its target.
Showing missile-cone video footage of the attack, Nato's commander of European forces Gen Wesley Clark said: "You can see if you were focusing right on your job as a pilot how suddenly that train appeared. It was really unfortunate."
Democrats fight brutally during war, attacking a passenger train far from the field of battle. That is how Clinton fought Serbia, he attacked the population, slowly, brutally, forcing the surrender of Serbia. Attack the civilians, thats fucked up.
BBC News | Europe | Nato's bombing blunders
12 April: Train destroyed
Cause of error: Timing
Russia and China lodged protests after Nato's raid on a railway bridge hit a passenger train, killing 10 and leaving 16 injured.
The Belgrade-Salonika train had been crossing the bridge near Leskovac, southern Serbia as the air-launched missile released several miles away reached its target.
Showing missile-cone video footage of the attack, Nato's commander of European forces Gen Wesley Clark said: "You can see if you were focusing right on your job as a pilot how suddenly that train appeared. It was really unfortunate."
Criticizing soldiers? Accusing the of committing war crimes?
Way to support the troops
Stain-Maker Clinton's Serbia fiasco was 'Wag the Dog' for sure. Look at all the so-called "Anti-War" Democrats who licked his boots on that one. When an 'R' is dropping the bombs,they love to pretend they're Anti-War. When a 'D' is dropping the bombs,they're as Pro-War as it gets. Democrats are Anti-War only when it's convenient for them. Don't let em fool ya.
