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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 04:25 AM Original message |
U.S. Troops Fire on Afghan Bus, Killing Civilians |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 04:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. Looks like that hearts and minds thingie isn't going very well. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 05:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. We don't do hearts and minds very well. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 05:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. You got that right! |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 05:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Great minds . . . nt |
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Mark D. (420 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
31. Good Points |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 05:16 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. You got THAT right |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 09:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. The hearts and minds thingie means that is where you target them. |
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Rapier09 (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 04:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. A long bitter fight |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 04:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. Hiroshima and Nagasaki was faster. eom |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 05:15 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I lived in Japan for three years. Although the Japanese are gracious and ... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 05:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I suggest you investigate the Potsdam declarations. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 08:27 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Damn those stubborn WWII Japanese school kids! |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
25. We didn't need the unconditional surrender of Japan |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 05:23 AM Response to Original message |
9. Ah, congratulations to the lucky Afghan civilians... they have now been officiallly liberated |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 05:32 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Don't worry, the Taliban will "liberate" them again, soon! |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 05:44 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Great post, Boppers! |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 06:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Maybe some day? |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 07:22 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Seemst o me like the same thing we want . . . or people anywhere nt |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 08:29 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. You mean, like "Vietnamization?" |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 09:06 AM Original message |
No. not in the sense of what US policy meant for Vietnam |
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Cleobulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. That cannot be a possible goal, not the United States.... |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 08:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. The primary difference there being: |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
13. Presumably they had sound reason to suspect |
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protocol rv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 08:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. It's a serious case of |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 08:31 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Yeah. They should have taken a plane! |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
15. They thought the bus was a suicide attack? |
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protocol rv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 08:20 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. They are scared, that is all |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
17. Ugh. |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
23. K&R |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
26. Perpetual War - |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
28. If the facts are as they appear to be, this was cowardly. |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
29. So tired of "Living with War" |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 09:26 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. yep, me too |
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ArcticFox (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
32. U.S. soldiers didn't know it was A BUS!!! |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Troop carrier vehicle? |
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