I know he said they were Marines --
He, 50Bravo, I mean -- but they aren't, that's Co B, 1-26 Inf of 3d Bde, 1st Inf Division, US of A Army. Same Unit that had the film clip of the kid with the boxers standing at the parapet... :D
Numbers of casualties don't tell you much. As many rounds as the US side fired, many of which were unnecessary, they were bound to have hit something. He said inaccurate fire because there were a number of scenes of firing that could not possibly have been accurate. Like the grenade launched blind over the wall and the 20 round bursts from SAWs -- offhand.
I passed that link to a serving leader of bods (Thanks from he and I, 50Bravo) who plans on using that clip for a 'How not to do it' training aid for his troopies. :wry:
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3) Village was cleared with no casualties. I'm not sure Obama was responsible, but it doesn't seem like a bad thing to be responsible for.
How in the world did Obama get into this? :confused:
Could be interesting. Wilf's got a point,
Joe, knowing a camera is about, can be prone to ham it up a bit... :D
Like you, not enough to judge except that fire discipline has long been one of my pet peeves. We do not train it well...
Nothing new under the sun...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/wo...26marines.html
It appears that the Taliban's tactics and strategy of fighting the US/NATO/Afghan government forces is evolving to become more coordinated than ever before. In a way the Taliban is becoming more advanced in the way they fight then the insurgency in Iraq. However like the article said they lack alot of the heavy explosives that the insurgency in Iraq had. Which if they happen to do could cause more problems then they already are know for US/NATO forces as well as for the government in Afghanistan.
Just b/c they thought they saw it all in anbar...I dealt with the same problem with an IA unit from Ramadi assuming it was the worst ever battle...Their assumptions led to a high casualty rate for that battalion...I hope the Marines learn a bit faster...
http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/jou...emp/50-few.pdf
v/r
Mike
Gaa-a-a-a-ahhh!!! Ssh. They may
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How about just having one type of mission, one type of terrain, one type of climate and one type of enemy? How simple would life be?:p ...Now that would avoid hair-raising situations....:D
be lurking. Fer gawd's sake, don't give 'em any ideas... :D
Uh huh, I told you to turn in those
'Go' pills before you rotated. Windburn and chapped face indeed... :D
Looked like a bunch of Tankers to me, Slap
No two of 'em in the same uniform... :D