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Our military just took down a Taliban leader
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:45 pm
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The Pentagon says it targeted the leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, with multiple drone strikes.
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Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:02 pm to TT9
Hope he realized it before he was blown to bits.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:08 pm to TT9
Well that should solve everything. Guess we can pack up and go home. Mission Accomplished.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:27 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:29 pm to TT9
Good. Who's next?
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:33 pm to LewDawg
al-Baghdadi hopefully.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 9:50 pm to TT9
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Taliban
That's a name I haven't heard in a long, long time.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:07 pm to TT9
This is what a hellfire missile did to the car in which he was riding.
This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 10:30 am
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:07 pm to TT9
Totally vindicates my classmate dying there, in March of 02.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:21 pm to TT9
So now we have a new leader to go after in the never ending war
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:58 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
I think we announce we've killed some leader every few months to keep our citizens thinking this war is still worthwhile.
Meanwhile, after all the "leaders" we have killed, nothing changes.
Meanwhile, after all the "leaders" we have killed, nothing changes.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:02 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Not that I want to feed the war machine or have any more loss of life, but I'll get excited about news in that area when the entire region decides to denounce islam or we turn it to glass.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:06 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I think we announce we've killed some leader every few months to keep our citizens thinking this war is still worthwhile.
Meanwhile, after all the "leaders" we have killed, nothing changes.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 1:03 am to TRUERockyTop
Posted on 5/23/16 at 1:07 am to RogerTheShrubber
Well it keeps them from gaining power. When you're scrambling for a new leader constantly, it's hard to be effective in anything you're doing. So to say it does nothing is totally misleading.
With that said, I do believe we need to quit being the worlds police.
With that said, I do believe we need to quit being the worlds police.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 2:37 am to TT9
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Pakistan has expressed frustration at the attack in its territory.
Somebody is mad their kickbacks is gettin cut back
This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 2:38 am
Posted on 5/23/16 at 8:06 am to MoarKilometers
Unfortunately Afghanistan is a tough nut to crack. People have forgotten now why we went in originally but the fear is that if you pull out you leave situation that will have the same outcome as it previously has. Additionally, we encouraged the Afghans to stand up and keep the real enemy (terrorists) from setting up camp again as they did under the Taliban. Do we abandon our allies there now? Just saying it is a tough situation.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 9:50 am to TT9
and the guy that's next in line has a hard on right now.
there's no such thing as eliminating all of their leaders. the next rag head will step to the plate.
there's no such thing as eliminating all of their leaders. the next rag head will step to the plate.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 9:55 am to tigerdup07
The theory is:
1. You kill their leader you cause disruption to their operations and make them less effective. You also drive them further underground which makes it harder to operate. This is probably not the most important thing.
2. Taliban leaders are like any group. They don't all agree on things. This guy was extremely against brokering a peace deal so hopefully the next man up will be more amenable to the idea.
3. Speaking of the next guy, he may not want to catch a missile to the brain so he may be encouraged to play nice.
1. You kill their leader you cause disruption to their operations and make them less effective. You also drive them further underground which makes it harder to operate. This is probably not the most important thing.
2. Taliban leaders are like any group. They don't all agree on things. This guy was extremely against brokering a peace deal so hopefully the next man up will be more amenable to the idea.
3. Speaking of the next guy, he may not want to catch a missile to the brain so he may be encouraged to play nice.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 10:00 am to GnashRebel
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1. You kill their leader you cause disruption to their operations and make them less effective. You also drive them further underground which makes it harder to operate.
this is not a country that we are at "war" with. they don't go through basic training to become a part of their army. they simply say "I do" and boom.......they are now members of the Taliban. there's no way to get this WORLDWIDE organization to a peace table to sign a treaty. the ONLY way to defeat these idiots is TO CUT OFF THEIR MONEY SUPPLY. THAT'S IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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