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UPDATE 10AM MST: FYI   I see where six of our guys and 12 Afghan civilians have been killed today.

Bits of bull shit from this article.

Slow, deadly road to peace for U.S. troops in Kandahar.

The reason the insurgents are putting up a tough fight in Arghandab is because the district forms a gateway to Kandahar from the north and the militants do not want to give that up.

Instead of launching a massive offensive as in Helmand earlier this year, however, commanders are talking of bringing a slow wave of security to the area with alongside more effective government and backed up with economic development.

"It gets really frustrating trying to walk the line between a counter-insurgency fight and not harming the populace and trying to kill the enemy,"

If there is anything in this piece that is correct it is this.
"In 2007 I was getting blown up and shot at. I come back now and guess what, I'm getting blown up and shot at. Nothing changed,"

Now there is talk of changing the rules of engagement to make it easier for our troops to shoot. The rules will be changed and yes there will be plenty more shooting going on.

And nobody gives a shit here that we have been at this for 10 years and the deaths keep coming ours theirs and everyone else. Congress members beat each other off on both sides of the aisle and appropriate more funds time after time. History of the area and this country of course is not discussed and concern over civilians deaths is there but the same happens daily and nothing changes. We got basketball and hollywood to talk about after all.

They say maybe Monday a new cap "may" stop the gush. Well maybe and let's hope so but til then all we got is squat in the gulf and a country that loves it's perpetual wars because we fear so much so lock and load and let's go get them baddies even though we're not quite sure how to do it. We'll just shoot anyway wtf!