War in Afghanistan "over"

[Guylee]

Hey did you guys hear that the war in Afghanistan is over?

http://www.armytimes.com/story/milit...ends/21004589/

Yeah me either. They told us the name was changing to Freedom Sentinel, but nobody mentioned that means the war is over. Must be nice for ol' Barry-O to sit back and puff a (possibly Cuban) cigar and claim he ended the war when ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

[cstone]

Did the Afghan tribesmen get the memo?

I heard that the combat operations aren't really over until the President flies out to an aircraft carrier and announces it in front of a banner.

[brutal]

Army Times, a Gannett company.



How fucking liberal is that org?

[Bailey Guns]

Did the Afghan tribesmen get the memo?

I heard that the combat operations aren't really over until the President flies out to an aircraft carrier and announces it in front of a banner.

I remember the media and liberals everywhere constantly harping on the "mission accomplished" thing. But Obama does/says virtually the same thing and he's some kind of hero.

[bobbyfairbanks]

Im so glad I've spent almost a decade of my life in that country. I've only been shot fragged blown up and hit with a hatchet.


What did we get out of it again, besides a serious case of go fuck your self US gov.

[dirtrulz]

Does that change the pay the soldiers receive now that it isnt a war zone. If so it is a bunch of crap.

[KestrelBike]

I remember the media and liberals everywhere constantly harping on the "mission accomplished" thing. But Obama does/says virtually the same thing and he's some kind of hero.

I had always heard that the banner wasn't for Bush, but for the USS Lincoln that had ended a long deployment mission.
http://csis.org/blog/bush-never-said...ished%E2%80%9D
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mission-...shed-whodunit/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission...plished_speech
Whether meant for the crew or not, the general impression created by the image of Bush under the banner has been criticized as premature, especially later as the guerrilla war began. Subsequently, the White House released a statement saying that the sign and Bush's visit referred to the initial invasion of Iraq. Bush's speech noted:
"We have difficult work to do in Iraq. We are bringing order to parts of that country that remain dangerous."^[10]"Our mission continues...The War on Terror continues, yet it is not endless. We do not know the day of final victory, but we have seen the turning of the tide."

[mcantar18c]

It shouldn't. Still should be HDP

[Mick-Boy]

We've had one KIA and two WIAs this trip... I wish they had gotten better circulation on their memo.

[davsel]

Who won?