Comments on: Slowly but surely, Brits taking back southern Afghanistan from the Taliban

By: Mojave Mark

Mojave Mark — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:34:55 +0000

Go Brits. A dead jihadist is a good jihadist.

Big problem indeed for the Dhems if America et al wins this war.

By: georgej

georgej — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:10:25 +0000

conservnut : “Good news, and how many people, right here on this site, the other day were talking about how bad it was in Afganistan. Sounds like headway to me.”

Never believe what you read in the MSM without a large helping of “confirmation from milbloggers” on the side.

It’s nice that the New York Times is *starting* to report accurately on the war in both Iraq and Afghanistan. But the rest of the MSM is not!

It is time, I think, for the blogs and their aiders and abettors, among whom I count myself, to move from a defensive posture, and start calculatedly constructing narratives that deliberately challenge world lefistism where it hurts. That means no more complaints about their moral deliquency. What we need is serious attacks on their intelligence and their ignorance…….This is indeed a propaganda war, with the continued existence of western culture at stake. I believe that the blogosphere needs to take a deep breath and recognize that it is only it that is going to reduce the MSM spinmeisters to silence…. [Comment made by Voltimand in thread at: http://fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com/2005/12/diamonds-and-dust.html ]

By: PRCalDude

PRCalDude — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:06:09 +0000

Net result: 100 jihadis dead and up to five senior commanders, including possibly the new operational honcho himself, Mansour Dadullah.

Deut 32:35 “Vengeance is mine, and recompense,

At the time when their foot shall slide:

For the day of their calamity is at hand,

And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.”

By: PRCalDude

PRCalDude — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:02:14 +0000

That guy in the picture was Mullah Dadullah’s brother who was released in a hostage deal. Smooth move, whoever did that.

By: conservnut

conservnut — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 12:28:43 +0000

Good news, and how many people, right here on this site, the other day were talking about how bad it was in Afganistan. Sounds like headway to me.

By: Tony737

Tony737 — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:19:15 +0000

Airstrike … the grunt’s best friend.

GO AIR FORCE!

By: major john

major john — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:37:52 +0000

The few original Talib that survived the 2001 rout have been getting killed off, and nobody following them seems to have enough appreciation for, or understanding of airpower. Wait a minute…I should say US airpower. They did a little better when it was MiGs, HINDs and SUs.

Guys flying A-10s out of BAF must have accounted for 350-400 guys crossing from Pakistan the first 6 weeks I was there…

May they never learn.

By: Mojack420

Mojack420 — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:20:07 +0000

100 jihadis dead and up to five senior commanders, including possibly the new operational honcho himself, Mansour Dadullah. Dadullah is the brother of the now-deceased

What a bunch of nice guys them brits are, I mean to go to the trouble of getting all the little jehadis a graduation present….
72 virgins and a free trip straight to hell to meet Allah.
Isn’t that what they keep saying they really want .

By: Jaibones

Jaibones — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:46:55 +0000

I’m not sure about the chicken and the egg. Should I be bitter that the socialist governments failed to support this very worth effort in both Afghanistan and Iraq, with money and warm bodies, or should I be bitter that we lost so much credibility over the last three years that we can’t shame them into helping now.

Our military is perfectly capable of handling the retarded Talibanis and the Al Qaeda Death Cult, but the rebuilding and nannying needs to be done by someone … less expensive and crucial to the shooting part.

By: bloggless

bloggless — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 02:34:02 +0000

It’s Elvis.

By: Christoph

Christoph — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:44:51 +0000

A.J. Strata – “That is why I said, as goes Diyala so goes Iraq and the world.”

You so nailed it, MB4, brilliant. And made me laugh, too.

BUT… not as much as A.J. Strata.

By: No More Spin

No More Spin — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:42:30 +0000

Progress in Southern Afghanistan…

According to an article in the New York Times, British troops in southern Afghanistan have seen increased success over the last few months against the Taliban.&l ……

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Slowly but surely, Brits taking back southern Afghanistan from Taliban — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:32:53 +0000

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By: MB4

MB4 — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:24:57 +0000

New commander = dead commander?

Join the Taliban and enjoy the advantage of rapid advancement!

No need to wait till those above you die of old age!

By: MB4

MB4 — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:17:00 +0000

A.J. Strata is Coo Coo for Diyala Puffs!

By: William Amos

William Amos — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:16:55 +0000

I hope we have another Deadullah Taliban leader. I have been watching Al Jazeera to see confirmation of this. They get their info from the insurgents. They only angle they are playing up is that it was civilians killed in the airraid. Which means it was a success and they need to emphasis something bad about it.

By: williars

williars — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:15:22 +0000

It seems to me that the new and successful change in WOT strategy is in becoming “established” in the local communities.
Where once we waited for them to approach us, we now approach them.
Creating a Therapeutic Alliance as it were.
Randy

By: MB4

MB4 — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:04:04 +0000

A.J. Strata - "That is why I said, as goes Diyala so goes Iraq and the world." And I thought that an Iraqi centric view of the world was off the deep end. ~~Iraqi~~ Diyala-centric belief system: 1) All roads start in ~~Iraqi~~ Diyala. 2) All roads end in ~~Iraqi~~ Diyala. 3) The Sun revolves around ~~Iraqi~~ Diyala. 4) The moon revolves around ~~Iraqi~~ Diyala. 5) The stars revolve around ~~Iraqi~~ Diyala. ~~6) If the United States does not keep sufficient troop mass in Iraq, the orbital stability of the Earth will become unbalanced and all Muslim terrorists will slide into America.~~ 6) And if that (the local population rose up to kill and chase al-Qaeda [not the real Al Q, but Al Q in Iraq, a faux Al Q that took the name AlQ in Iraq to get "prestige"] out of their Province) happened we had the making of a domino effect that would not only sweep Iraq, but would sweep across the Middle East and the Muslim world. That is why I said, as goes Diyala so goes Iraq and the world. A.J. Strata is certifiable.

By: canopfor

canopfor — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:41:11 +0000

I toast a cup of tea to one of our solid allies the British.
With the Canadians and Brits keeping the Taliban on their
toes,it allows the United States to unleash their high-tech
weapons and target these evil SOB’s.

By: Christoph

Christoph — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:18:38 +0000

Hoo-yah brits.

With the progress made in Iraq, although not so much as the increasingly wacko A.J. Strata would have you believe (note in that post where he says, “Save the Cheerleader, Save the World†”) this is excellent.

It looks like combat fatigue is not JUST something that applies to the West.

†AJ Strata never actually said that. I lied. What he actually said is funnier. See if you can find it.