3,000 more Marines to Afghanistan
I guess the US has given up on getting more troops from NATO.
Also, the way this is framed, it sounds more like a defensive deployment.
The Pentagon is preparing to send at least 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan in April to bolster efforts to hold off another expected Taliban offensive in the spring, military officials said Wednesday.
Also, the way this is framed, it sounds more like a defensive deployment.
posted by mikevotes at
5:54 PM
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This is a no-win situation, the way it's being run. A different trickle from the same faucet. The locals will see this as more American aggression and the ensuing Afghani deaths will be seen as infidels killing Muslims -- no matter if they're Taliban or civilian.
The Taliban may be un-loved, even loathed, by the average Afghani. But even more intolerable is Afghan/Muslim blood spilled at the hands of foreign invaders/occupiers.
By
-epm, at 7:30 PM
Yeah, we're definitely losing the hearts and minds battle.
To the Taleban!!!
By
mikevotes, at 8:56 PM
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