Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made a quick visit to troops on the outskirts of Kandahar, declaring the area the “tip of the spear” ahead of the long-promised invasion of the major city and the surrounding province.
Though officials have only indicated that the invasion would happen later in the year, US commander General Stanley McChrystal said the stage was set and that the military would “absolutely” seize control over the city when the invasion came.
The invasion will likely not be immediately launched, however, as several thousand US Marines were announced to be staying in Marjah, the most recent target of the offensive.
It had previously been suggested that the conflict would follow the same strategy as the Marjah invasion of last month, though attacking such a massive city instead of a tiny farming community obviously makes the battle an entirely different prospect.
Capture Kandahar? What on earth? When did we LOSE Kandahar? Haven't Canadian troops been based there for the past eight years? Now we have to go capture it?
So are we going to hear next that there are plans in place to capture Kabul, too? Followed by London, Paris, and Berlin?
Seems to me that this war is not being well run. But that could just be me.
It's not "captured" until the FedGov naval infantry takes over.
And whats happen to the element of surprise, Now were giving them two or three weak notice that we are going to attack.
No writer of black humor could equalize the insanity of what is going on. There is a certain type of people that are making money off these illegal wars. I fear that this situation is going to come to a very bad end.
The end results. – another row of ribbons on MacChrystal's chest, a big replacement order for the war machine, and a continued slide toward bankruptcy.
Bravo Obama, now you too can be a REAL war president!
The monkey puppet is blood thirsty .I believe that they will capture Kandahar after killing every woman man or child there