How's that religion of Peace working??

[roberth]

In case we're still keeping track. A 14 year old blew himself up outside of ISAF HQ yesterday. All the victims were Afghans. Most were Children.

What is the score of the [insert local NFL franchise here] game?

Seriously though. The bombing Mick-Boy brought up is one of the reasons we're over there. We're not there because we can save Afghan children, because we can't save Afghan children. We're there because we don't want that kind of activity here in our cities, on our streets, in front of our churches. Like I said before, we're going to fight this war whether we want to or not and I'll repeat - If we don't take it to them, they'll bring it here in Hometown, USA.

The only people who are going to stop these mass murders are Afghanis, once they get sick of it they'll end it. It is painfully obvious to me that they are not sick of it yet.

[james_bond_007]

Car bomb kills 12 Shiites in northwest Pakistan

A car bomb ripped through a crowded market in a Pakistani tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Monday, killing 12 Shiite Muslims in the latest instance of sectarian violence to rock this country, officials said.
Sept. 10, 2012 at 11:42 a.m. PDT

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/0...#storylink=cpy

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/0...northwest.html

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/0...#storylink=cpy

[Mick-Boy]

http://skateistan.org/blog/tragic-loss

A short write up on the kids that were killed on the 8th. (Skateistan is a non-profit in Kabul where several of the victims went for recreation).

[Great-Kazoo]

What is the score of the [insert local NFL franchise here] game?

Seriously though. The bombing Mick-Boy brought up is one of the reasons we're over there. We're not there because we can save Afghan children, because we can't save Afghan children. We're there because we don't want that kind of activity here in our cities, on our streets, in front of our churches. Like I said before, we're going to fight this war whether we want to or not and I'll repeat - If we don't take it to them, they'll bring it here in Hometown, USA.

The only people who are going to stop these mass murders are Afghanis, once they get sick of it they'll end it. It is painfully obvious to me that they are not sick of it yet.

In the same vein. My brother spent many a tour over there teaching the locals how to diffuse IED's, recognize the various explosive devices and also keep them updated on the latest way "hostiles" were using attractive items to plant bombs in.
One of their favorites was to plant a small device on the top cover of thermos. They would drop them randomly here and there where water was in limited supply. hoping someone would open the top for a drink, killing or maiming them and anyone within a 10' area.
They left them in populated areas NEVER caring who found them, soldier, men, women or children.

[Ronin13]

In the same vein. My brother spent many a tour over there teaching the locals how to diffuse IED's, recognize the various explosive devices and also keep them updated on the latest way "hostiles" were using attractive items to plant bombs in.
One of their favorites was to plant a small device on the top cover of thermos. They would drop them randomly here and there where water was in limited supply. hoping someone would open the top for a drink, killing or maiming them and anyone within a 10' area.
They left them in populated areas NEVER caring who found them, soldier, men, women or children.

Don't forget the Soviets... When we first got over there we had to take a class on just how bad it was. In 1999 Afghanistan was #1 in the most UXO and mines per square mile. They showed us air-delivered mines that looked like little toys that children would pick up and they would explode, usually not killing the kid but severely maiming them. The Russians were some sick bastards. For the last 11 years we've been recovering and diffusing Soviet ordinance, they estimate we've maybe recovered 40-55% thus far...