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Mindful Of Civilians, Pilots In Afghanistan Alter Tactics
Wed, Jul 15 2009 07:56
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Mindful Of Civilians, Pilots In Afghanistan Alter Tactics
(New York Times, July 14, 2009)
After taking repeated fire from Taliban fighters holed up in a building last week, a group of U.S. Marines in southern Afghanistan called in airstrikes to wipe out the threat. But the Navy F/A-18 fighter pilots who responded worried that bombing the militants could hurt civilians and suggested a different solution to the ground troops. The airmen then roared in low and fast, without firing a shot, in a deafening pass that frightened the militants into silence.
The adjustment reflects orders last month by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the new U.S. commander in Afghanistan, that sharply limit the use of airstrikes in an effort to reduce the civilian deaths that he and other top officers said were eroding support for the American-led mission.
The following quote is from someone who has been in Afghanistan. He doesn't just sit in his air conditioned office and have his staff run his errands while he spends taxpayer money for his pet projects... This young man doesn't even get "date night" with his wife. He is out there doing his job so we can have fun in ours. THIS YOUNG MAN WAS THERE:
One of the best things about Afghanistan while I was there was the ability to call in airstrikes and attack helicopters and make it as unfair of a fight as possible. Hopefully it doesn't turn into another Iraq where we're fighting with our hands tied! CALL YOUR CONGRESSMEN AND CONGRESSWOMEN AND URGE THEM TO KEEP THE RED TAPE OUT OF WAR!
CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE .... and ask them to SUPPORT OUR HEROES by letting them do the jobs they were trained to do, Defend and Liberate those too weak and oppressed to do so for themselves.
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