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Navy Times,
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military.com.
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unhappycamper summary of this article: Remember all that "Happy days are here again crap about the Marjah offensive?"
Note: All the articles below came from military rags:
Marjah fight geared for civilian safetyTaliban, Marines trade fire as battle loomsMarjah residents blame wounds on foreign troopsAnalysis: Hard part in Marjah has just begunFiction of Marjah as City Was US Information WarPotemkin update: 1-star: Marjah strategy has been effectivePentagon propaganda: Marjah: Ups and downs are lessons for futureAfghan poppy harvest is next challenge for U.S. MarinesCurbing opium trade risks loss of (Afghanistan) supportAfghan soldiers way below standard, exasperated Marines sayKabul is going to be a clusterfuck of very large proportions.
76 Marines killed in Afghanistan since May 1By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Oct 4, 2010 5:38:55 EDT
“Marjah’s in a phase where you’re not going to wake up tomorrow and say, ‘Wow.’ It’s going to be so incremental that it’s like watching grass grow,” said Brig. Gen. David Berger, director of operations at Marine Corps headquarters, during an Aug. 19 press briefing in his office. “I mean, not literally, but this is a slow progression right now.”
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