Latest Pentagon Propaganda: We Can't Leave Afganistan

[unhappycamper]

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The story so far: After months of watching insurgents mass in the Ghaki Valley, the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment launched Operation Strong Eagle on June 27 to take the village of Daridam. Under cover of night, units dropped onto mountains as the main element staged at the valley’s entrance. They immediately encountered devastating fire. As the Americans evacuated the dead and wounded and prepared to advance, the Afghan army soldiers retreated.

Part 1 here.


Part 2 here.



unhappycamper comment: How long are we going to be in Afghanistan? Could Afghanistan be the beginning of The Forever War? Sometimes it sure feels like it.

Too bad we cannot find two hundred eighteen Americans with balls in the House of Representatives to end this quagmire.