Combat in Afghanistan
September 6, 2009 4:35 PM
The enemy is on the rise in Afghanistan and Lara Logan's report from a forward operating base near Pakistan includes 60 Minutes footage of up-close combat.
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September 6, 2009 4:35 PM
The enemy is on the rise in Afghanistan and Lara Logan's report from a forward operating base near Pakistan includes 60 Minutes footage of up-close combat.
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See all 44 CommentsAs part of the coalition forces we have 500 soldiers in Afghanistan at the moment.
Anyway about 50% percent of the public here are against the war and the number is rising. I can see the same is happening in the US.
How meny young men have to be killed, because George Bush wanted to find Osama bin Laden ? And for what, revenge? Thought he read the bible every day, shame on him.
When will someone says enough ?
I love to see people in the streets in the US. like the Vietnam war.
Doubtless a sterling indicator of the end result of our misadventures in Iraq and Af-Pak. Lots of mayhem and grief with a net gain in enmity and enemies now or 20 years from now.
You don't have to be an arrogant ass but it seems to help. Ask Bobby Gates and Mikey Mullens. They both like to see (other people) fights. Is it considered a conflict of interest for Bobby and Mikey to hold MI stock shares? If not why not? Does Xe (aka Blackwater) and Armor (the gleeful deviants) give a kickback to these two merchants of death? See - yellow journalism queries are a piece of cake. Plants the seed though, what?
Father In heaven I pray for all the Men and Women of the Armed Forces, guide them, give them Strength and Protect them. Cover and Shield them with your mighty Hands, and Please bring them all back to the loving arms of their families. And Stop this senseless war. Comfort and Watch over their Families, because while they are over sees watching others their families are back home, suffering the uncertainty that war brings.
I am a Canadian Infantrymen, was in Kandahar last year and deploy a second time in under a month. I applaud 60min for the graphic footage, it is the reality. Some may not appreciate it, however you elected a government, they sent the Army to war, THAT IS WAR. For too long I feel the public has a serious disconnect with the soldiers situation.
For those that said it was one sided reporting, Please watch again. There was one fire fight with one US wounded, several Taliban killed. Followed by a IED blast killing four U.S. personal. That is another reality, IED's make up the majority of our losses. Not direct contact.
For those who jump all over our military contractors and suppliers, know that "good intentions" and yellow "support the troops" stickers dont stop Bullets or IED blasts, its Armor, Helmets, GM APC's, and Colt rifles shooting our bullets. I know you would all like a pre-Eisenhower era where Industry was nationalized for a war drive, however until that day returns we (the soldiers) need the tools of our trade, and they are made by private industry.
Spewing contrived MI oligarchy orthodoxy, reestablishing for public consumption, that they intend to continue their merchandising of death-for-profit for as long as the unaffected public will tolerate it. And by and large we?re too obtuse to demand anything different. Milgram?s paradox?
Live vicariously! Visualize the raucous frolicking about the Bahamas, yachting from island to island, visiting CEOs of Northrop-Grumman, Lockheed, Halliburton, Xe (aka Blackwater), and of course ArmorGroup. The latter knows how to debauch and then some.
Right now there are 250 thousand contractors fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Records show the State Department has warned the ArmorGroup about security problems for at least two years, yet renewed its contract as recently as July.
Poor old Karzai. We accuse him of corruption (cause as experts we know it when we see it). He?s been taught by the best.
So these examples are just superficial. The billions squandered on war for fun-and-profit would probably pay for health care for China and India let alone the US. But we got our priorities. Ask Gates and Mullen.
We?re run by a ship of avarice ghouls. Death, cruelty, greed and of course some good ole Roman debauchery all in the mix and taken in stride. Patriots arise - and get naked.
It can only be good to know the cost of something you are paying for! I have so much admiration for the soldiers interviewed, to be so articulate, focused and determined in such a dangerously unperdictable landscape was stunning and encouraging in a sad way. I believe we need to pull out of Afghanistan Now. Bring our men and women home.
For the ones who say, "They were sickened by the footage". I say to you,
"BUCK UP, & QUIT BEING SELFISH"! Several Thousand of our Soldiers live that footage everyday, & If i had kids considering joining & going over into a combat zone, I'd want them to see what they were considering walking into. Not to talk them out of it, but to let them see the realities of War, & hopefully make them understand how important it is to, Stay alert, & aware of your surroundings. Something American Children have never been taught because, they've had cushy lives, up to entering a War Zone. Hopefully, the Military will train them in that skill better then I ever could, as a father.. and I know they do.. but, they need to be aware before they sign a 6 yr commitment.
I wish people would stop suggesting these kinds of video footage will, in some way, damage our resolve with wars, because I believe it does exact opposite.. strengthening our resolve to continue this fight until its won, taking the fight to any corner of the globe terrorist want to slither off to, like the worms they (IMO) seem to be.
I think 60 Minutes, & Ms Logan did a wonderful job reporting the "Truth" through the lens of a video cam. I thank her (Ms Logan & her camera person) for going where lots of Non-Military Americans wouldn't go, to let us see, up-close, & Personal, her factual reporting.
wow, what happened to all the campaign pledges that he was going to end all the fighting? now we are fighting in iraq, pakistan and afghanistan. incredible. where is all the money coming from to fund these wars? it's no wonder why our country is bankrupt.
it is becoming more and more clear that this is no difference between democrats or republicans because they are both working for the same team. they both represent the bankers, big business, the multinational mega corporations, especially Goldman Sachs...etc. our government has been taken over by a bunch of greedy self serving, gangster thugs that are bullying everybody, especially the american people.
i encourage anybody who's interested in learning the truth about who is really in control of our government to watch the alex jones documentary film The Obama Deception:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw&feature=fvst
"The Obama Deception is a hard-hitting film that completely destroys the myth that Barack Obama is working for the best interests of the American people.
The Obama phenomenon is a hoax carefully crafted by the captains of the New World Order. He is being pushed as savior in an attempt to con the American people into accepting global slavery.
We have reached a critical juncture in the New World Order's plans. It's not about Left or Right: it's about a One World Government. The international banks plan to loot the people of the United States and turn them into slaves on a Global Plantation."
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