another post for Bill
Sep. 9th, 2009 02:24 pma firefight in Afghanistan
Is it just me, or does this read like a company-sized force walked into a valley in Afghanistan without securing the high ground around it, came under fire in what was effectively a kill sack, and then sat there for half an hour before withdrawing?
And people wonder why we take casualties...
Is it just me, or does this read like a company-sized force walked into a valley in Afghanistan without securing the high ground around it, came under fire in what was effectively a kill sack, and then sat there for half an hour before withdrawing?
And people wonder why we take casualties...
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Date: 2009-09-09 09:23 pm (UTC)Which just makes me think of Sir Humphrey in Yes, Minister, saying "If you're going to do this damn silly thing, don't do it in this damn silly way."