Analyst's note: Yet another shooting inside a joint Afghan-U.S. base. We can stop this Islamist madness. It will NOT be with political correctness, continued apologies from any level, or from any contribution from the COIN doctrine .... nor will we burn our White House or hang our Generals (although we do need real leadership) as advised by Iran. Do you think it might be time to take charge of this situation?
Apparently the delusion that has enraptured politics, media and upper echelon military circles concerning the "nobility" of archaic thinking and even more archaic responses has done it’s evil work.
At this point expecting there to be any significant shift in either the understanding or the rhetoric of the mindless in these groups, is hopeless.
What remains is the kind of pressure that only can be brought to bear by an informed and active electorate .... that would be you and me. Some decisions will make no difference, while others will make all the difference. To fail to take action on the matter described here is to simply be acted upon on a matter for which we will all be held accountable.
Let’s hope they are paying attention to these “tangential” stories which are, in reality, the more important element of this current election cycle. Semper Fidelis!
"KABUL, Afghanistan - Two U.S. troops were shot dead in southern Afghanistan when three assailants, two of whom were believed to be Afghan soldiers, turned their weapons against American troops on Thursday.
Afghan and U.S. military officials confirm to CBS News that the dead were U.S. troops, and that a third American servicemember was wounded in the attack. U.S. forces responded with gunfire and killed the two assailants in Afghan army attire, wounding a third Afghan shooter in civilian clothing. The wounded shooter was identified as a teacher and is in custody.
[....] While Crocker and Gen. Allen insist the U.S. mission continues unabated, Clark notes the prospect of increasing hostility from their partners in Afghanistan poses a serious challenge to U.S. troops - whose entire mission is pinned on the idea of living with and fighting with, not against, the Afghan security forces they're training"
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