09-28-2009, 08:18
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Bingo. This is how you defeat insurgents.
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09-28-2009, 08:40
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Bingo. This is how you defeat insurgents.
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Concur 100%. The challenge is to sustain the momentum. The risks are high but the rewards great.
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09-28-2009, 08:41
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Unfortunately, not every unit is trained or able to undertake duties like this.
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09-28-2009, 16:54
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Ok, a start but this is a slam dunk...Hazzaris are a minority tribe with some asian ethnicity that the Pashtu Taliban periodically slaughtered for fun. No Talib could survive in that area and you willnot find Pashtuns either.
I suspect the guys can't pick their own town to inhabit but this looks more like a political 'showcase' and lessons learned here will not apply to any other tribal area.
If this were in another area/ province I'd be impressed.
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09-28-2009, 17:36
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Ok, a start but this is a slam dunk...Hazzaris are a minority tribe with some asian ethnicity that the Pashtu Taliban periodically slaughtered for fun. No Talib could survive in that area and you willnot find Pashtuns either.
I suspect the guys can't pick their own town to inhabit but this looks more like a political 'showcase' and lessons learned here will not apply to any other tribal area.
If this were in another area/ province I'd be impressed.
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BUT, if the Hazzaris can fight,, might not be a bad place to start.
Long ago and far away, we worked with other small isolated ethnic tribes of the mountains of SEA.
You would do good to find the warriors and treat them well...
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09-28-2009, 22:40
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You would do good to find the warriors and treat them well...
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Warriors in support of our troops deserve to be treated well.
Probably a valid point about the nature of the people in this area being less than threatening, but looks can be deceiving. Doubt if any two regions are going to be the same but this may be an approach to finding out what a final process might look like. For good or ill. Walk before running kind of thing.
Just my brass farthing opinion, anyway.
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09-29-2009, 00:18
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Warriors in support of our troops deserve to be treated well.
Probably a valid point about the nature of the people in this area being less than threatening, but looks can be deceiving. Doubt if any two regions are going to be the same but this may be an approach to finding out what a final process might look like. For good or ill. Walk before running kind of thing.
Just my brass farthing opinion, anyway.
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I believe PRB and JJ BPK meant that the best warrior tribes need to be sought out first.
After which the more docile tribes, if at all.
Like the Montagnards.
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