Comments on: Afghan Tip of the Spear http://greathistory.com/afghan-tip-of-the-spear.htm The Best Blogging in History Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:44:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robots in Afghanistan: Shouldering the load for our troops? « Great History http://greathistory.com/afghan-tip-of-the-spear.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5642 Robots in Afghanistan: Shouldering the load for our troops? « Great History Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:11:46 +0000 http://greathistory.com/?p=776#comment-5642 [...] spending some of our hard earned cash on upping the ante on military robotics.  In one recent firefight at a remote outpost, some estimates are that a billion dollars in ordnance were spent defending the tiny base over the [...]

[...] spending some of our hard earned cash on upping the ante on military robotics.  In one recent firefight at a remote outpost, some estimates are that a billion dollars in ordnance were spent defending the tiny base over the [...]

]]> By: History Roundup 10-09-2009 « Great History http://greathistory.com/afghan-tip-of-the-spear.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5486 History Roundup 10-09-2009 « Great History Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:45:52 +0000 http://greathistory.com/?p=776#comment-5486 [...] resulted in the death of 8 US soldiers, 2 or 3 Afghan soldiers, and approximately 100 Taliban. The Afghan Tip of the Spear takes a look at this. Some interesting video in the link, plus it gives a good sense of the [...]

[...] resulted in the death of 8 US soldiers, 2 or 3 Afghan soldiers, and approximately 100 Taliban. The Afghan Tip of the Spear takes a look at this. Some interesting video in the link, plus it gives a good sense of the [...]

]]> By: brianking http://greathistory.com/afghan-tip-of-the-spear.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5483 brianking Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:10:59 +0000 http://greathistory.com/?p=776#comment-5483 I think the answer is that they had too few men to effectively build defenses on the surrounding hills. Plus, I believe they were defending a village along a mountain road, which would not be possible if they were high above it. You can't protect your villagers from afar. Clearly the military knew this was a precarious base - but I don't see how they could have improved the situation without more troops. I'm not saying it was smart, only that the only other viable option was not to be there in the first place. A decision which obviously coincides with the pullback happening now. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091009/D9B7HP4G0.html I think the answer is that they had too few men to effectively build defenses on the surrounding hills. Plus, I believe they were defending a village along a mountain road, which would not be possible if they were high above it. You can’t protect your villagers from afar.

Clearly the military knew this was a precarious base – but I don’t see how they could have improved the situation without more troops.

I’m not saying it was smart, only that the only other viable option was not to be there in the first place. A decision which obviously coincides with the pullback happening now.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091009/D9B7HP4G0.html

]]> By: Bernard MICHEL http://greathistory.com/afghan-tip-of-the-spear.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5447 Bernard MICHEL Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:43:04 +0000 http://greathistory.com/?p=776#comment-5447 It seems that NATO , or US Generals did learn nothing of the campaigns fought by their elders !!! Remember Dien Bien Phu where the french legion got a beating !!! Remember Da Nang and other places in South Viet Nam , where the US got beaten !! And now the big brass send the boys in the same low places to get shot from above !!!! How stupid those generals are ??? Or do they NEED big body counts to ask for more money from the politics in Congress ??? What about sending them there , so that they understand the shit they put the boys in !!! It seems that NATO , or US Generals did learn nothing of the campaigns fought by their elders !!!
Remember Dien Bien Phu where the french legion got a beating !!!
Remember Da Nang and other places in South Viet Nam , where the US got beaten !!
And now the big brass send the boys in the same low places to get shot from above !!!!
How stupid those generals are ??? Or do they NEED big body counts to ask for more money from the politics in Congress ??? What about sending them there , so that they understand the shit they put the boys in !!!

]]> By: loggie20 http://greathistory.com/afghan-tip-of-the-spear.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5443 loggie20 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:38:22 +0000 http://greathistory.com/?p=776#comment-5443 The tactical sitaution was worsened by diosregarding the terrain. Who is responsible for such a blunder? The tactical sitaution was worsened by diosregarding the terrain.

Who is responsible for such a blunder?

]]> By: Afghan Tip of the Spear « Great History http://greathistory.com/afghan-tip-of-the-spear.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5442 Afghan Tip of the Spear « Great History Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:43:15 +0000 http://greathistory.com/?p=776#comment-5442 [...] [I originally published this story at GreatHistory.com] [...]

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