Comments on: Report: NATO Finds Commander Broke Rules in Afghan Strike http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/06/nato-spokesman-denies-any-findings-yet-in-massive-afghan-air-strike/ Original and up-to-date news Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Valerianus http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/06/nato-spokesman-denies-any-findings-yet-in-massive-afghan-air-strike/comment-page-1/#comment-3958 Valerianus Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:44:30 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/?p=5905#comment-3958 It wouldn't surprise me at all if it comes out that the U.S. strong-armed the German commander into ordering the air strike. After all, the U.S. military has been whining for months about how the NATO allies are unreliable and indecisive: "German troops have long been criticized for restrictions that limit the battle their troops see. A U.S. based military analyst, Anthony Cordesman, said German troops don't have 'the situational and combat experience' to confront Taliban on the ground. "'They're as oriented toward staying in their armored vehicles as any group I've met,' Cordesman said. 'They're not active enough to present much of a threat to the Taliban most of the time.'" Message to the Bundeswehr: Get out of Afghanistan and stop playing the subservient vassal to the U.S. It wouldn't surprise me at all if it comes out that the U.S. strong-armed the German commander into ordering the air strike. After all, the U.S. military has been whining for months about how the NATO allies are unreliable and indecisive:

"German troops have long been criticized for restrictions that limit the battle their troops see. A U.S. based military analyst, Anthony Cordesman, said German troops don't have 'the situational and combat experience' to confront Taliban on the ground.

"'They're as oriented toward staying in their armored vehicles as any group I've met,' Cordesman said. 'They're not active enough to present much of a threat to the Taliban most of the time.'"

Message to the Bundeswehr: Get out of Afghanistan and stop playing the subservient vassal to the U.S.

]]> By: Prinzowhales http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/06/nato-spokesman-denies-any-findings-yet-in-massive-afghan-air-strike/comment-page-1/#comment-3954 Prinzowhales Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:16:08 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/?p=5905#comment-3954 That's right...blame the German...I guess the fabulous lilttle unmanned surveillance drones were all too busy hunting for wedding parties, schools and farmers to attack to worry with the fuel trucks allegedly nicked by the Taliban. I've yet to hear HOW they were hijacked. Smells like black market doings to me...and a heroic effort to dispose of the evidence. Perhaps the sleuths of the 'free press' could find someone knowledgable to tell them what's up...instead of all the 'Sgt. Shultzes' at NATO command...telling us they "know nothing" in so many immaginative ways. That's right…blame the German…I guess the fabulous lilttle unmanned surveillance drones were all too busy hunting for wedding parties, schools and farmers to attack to worry with the fuel trucks allegedly nicked by the Taliban. I've yet to hear HOW they were hijacked. Smells like black market doings to me…and a heroic effort to dispose of the evidence. Perhaps the sleuths of the 'free press' could find someone knowledgable to tell them what's up…instead of all the 'Sgt. Shultzes' at NATO command…telling us they "know nothing" in so many immaginative ways.

]]> By: MvGuy http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/06/nato-spokesman-denies-any-findings-yet-in-massive-afghan-air-strike/comment-page-1/#comment-3951 MvGuy Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:45:35 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/?p=5905#comment-3951 Bad timing for the triggerman... A fools errand from the start....... F*ck Unocal and their consortium... Their pipeline will not work out in spite of all the games & killings... Even the QUEEN [apparently] is tired of banging their OWN heads against the wall.....& WHERZ the MONEY??? That's the trouble in Afghanistan.... The cost reward picture is all costs & meager or NO rewards.. It just AIN'T WORTH IT..!! Bad timing for the triggerman… A fools errand from the start……. F*ck Unocal and their consortium…
Their pipeline will not work out in spite of all the games & killings… Even the QUEEN [apparently] is tired of banging their OWN heads against the wall…..& WHERZ the MONEY??? That's the trouble in Afghanistan…. The cost reward picture is all costs & meager or NO rewards.. It just AIN'T WORTH IT..!!

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