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15,000 soldiers at LSAA in 2005. Who knows what it is now?

And I didn't even start with the contractors...

50 men at that patrol base.

I don't see any even coming close to right.

The current situation is about 50 soldiers in a patrol base in gateway for AQ from Pakistan. Is that all the soldiers we can muster of an Army of 1.5 million and a population of 350 million?

50...

Sad but true.

Along with Ken's comments on the bureacracy and institution. Take a look at the 15,000 soldiers on LSAA- pimping out their shiny new HMMWVS and MRAPs. An hour or two from the...

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Mike

Entropy- thanks for the links and background.



IntelTrooper- no man is an island particularly in a small war. Any commander that does not recognize that is either stupid or caught up in his...

Good points IntelTrooper. Along with everyone else's. I don't know the situation in Nuristan, but I know my own experiences. What we did worked in Diyala. I made an ASSUMPTION that the same...

Niel,

You maybe right. I'm suggesting holding it through the winter. Here's my thoughts (double-tapping from the front page). As far as resourcing goes, I'm sure we could muster 500 soldiers...

This may be one of the few times that I disagree with Niel. I think we should look at reinforcing Nuristan. Here's my take reposted from the front page. Looking forward to feedback or...

KABUL — 8 international troops and 2 Afghans killed in attack on military outposts in Afghanistan.

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