Donkeys Get Marines Around in Afghanistan

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By DANIEL COONEY, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 28 minutes ago

KANDAGAL, Afghanistan - Frustrated with the limitations of using its fleet of modern Humvee four-wheel-drives in rugged mountains with few roads, a battalion of U.S. Marines has enlisted a mode of transport used for centuries by Afghan villagers — donkeys.

About 30 of the animals have been rented from local farmers to haul food and bottled water to hundreds of Afghan and U.S. troops on a two-week operation to battle militants deep in remote mountains in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province.

"With all the smart bombs and the modern stuff in war nowadays, this is the best way for us to resupply our troops there," said Lt. Col. Jim Donnellan, commander of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which is based in Hawaii. "It's also much cheaper for the U.S. taxpayer for us to rent the donkeys than for everything to be air-dropped."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050813/ap_on_re_as/afghan_us_donkeys

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1. that story surely kicks ass

"Still, the donkeys period stubborn refusal to cooperate and their determination to try to mate with each other whenever they were untied persistently frustrated their handlers. When one Marine slapped one of the animals on the rump in exasperation, the donkey promptly gave him a sharp kick with one of its hind legs."

sorry couldn't help it

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2. Maybe this will teach them how to vote...donkey good !!!

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3. a good chuckle

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4. is this how Bushler, Cheney, & Rummy support our troops? n/t

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5. Whew!... for a minute there...

I thought your title said "Donkey's get Marines Off in Afghanistan"

Some of the guys I knew in the Corpse - from Texas, for example - used to talk fondly of their non-human sexual partners.

I thought those boys were at it again.