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Afghan War Rules Leave U.S. Troops Wondering When It’s OK to Shoot
« on: June 21, 2016, 10:35:04 am »
Afghan War Rules Leave U.S. Troops Wondering When It’s OK to Shoot
U.S. is no longer at war with Taliban, so Special Forces remaining in Afghanistan have to weigh every situation to decide whether striking them is justified
 
Phillips/The Wall Street Journal
By Michael M. Phillips
June 20, 2016 11:03 a.m. ET
 

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan—U.S. spy drones had no trouble spotting the Taliban fighters. There were more than 20 figures snaking through sparsely wooded hills, trying to outflank the Afghan government commandos in the village below.

In the starry darkness overhead, American helicopters loitered armed with precision-guided missiles, along with a flying gunship capable of drenching the area with cannon-fire. It would have been a hard shot to miss.

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Re: Afghan War Rules Leave U.S. Troops Wondering When It’s OK to Shoot
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2016, 11:15:55 am »
The Obama Way of war...seriously, I would discourage any young person from joining the U.S. military today because of nonsense like this.
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