Tackling the Taliban - Afghanistan

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March 2007
As casualties mount in Afghanistan, questions are being asked about NATO's tactics. Can the Taliban be defeated by military might alone or is a more subtle strategy required?

A convoy of 20 armed vehicles rolls into a village. After a security perimeter is established, engineers start fitting a water tank to the village mosque. It's part of a plan to win over hearts and minds. "If the people support you, then you will win," explains NATO Spokesman Mark Leity. This strategy of fighting coupled with development was introduced to the South by NATO's British commander, General David Richards. Much to the Americans' disgust, Richards also negotiated a truce with the Taliban, which lasted until the US took command of NATO. "There are good Taliban out there as well", he claims. Richards is convinced his strategy is; "setting the conditions for success". But last year also saw the highest levels of fighting since the invasion. Almost 200 coalition troops were killed. It looks like NATO's new American commander will ditch Richards' tactics in favour of a more aggressive approach.

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Focoist911 (December 4, 2008 at 4:26 pm)
"We support israel only because of the geopolitics," - the only reason there is this conflict in the middle-east between Israeli jews and all the muslim states surrounding Israel, is because of Israel's existence. It was a bad idea from the beginning, and to add to that they persecute the Palestinians while invading their territory. Israel was founded on Terrorist groups like Likud and Irgun. So you statement is absurd, because you are saying you support Israel, support conflict and terrorism
Focoist911 (December 4, 2008 at 4:15 pm)
Saying that Aliens did 9/11 is absolutely ridiculous reaction to the clear evidence that a group of people called Israelis did it. Its like me saying that Nazis/Germans rounded up jews in WW2, and then you reply, "No it was Aliens who rounded up the jewss". GROW UP.
Focoist911 (December 4, 2008 at 4:13 pm)
What you want to do renpinak, is reconsider why you hate muslims. You will find that its because you watched so much jew controlled western TeeVee for the last 10 years and that you were also fooled in to being told muslims did 9/11. I wonder how your feelings would change if you were to learn and know how Israeli Mossad and the CIA did 9/11 so that lazy ignorant people like yourself would be fooled into "hating" muslims and happy to go and fight and die for Israel. Move to Israel or GROW UP.
area51er6 (December 3, 2008 at 9:51 pm)
why do all you conspiracy therorists reply to this vid, why do you even watch it you don't help anybody but yourselves. go back to your burger flipping jobs...
rnepinak (December 3, 2008 at 12:24 pm)
shut your nigger assed muslim loving mouth up.
tommysch (December 1, 2008 at 6:58 pm)
Did you know that the aliens did 911? I saw a flying saucer near the towers in a modified video. We dont give a shit about religion, you stupid mother fucker. We support israel only because of the geopolitics, if they where fucking mormons it would be the same. What is fucking wrong with the opium, they can produce drugs if they want to. We should get back to our good old tactics, put a brutal dictator in place to control those ignorant useless mother fucker.
Focoist911 (December 1, 2008 at 1:31 pm)
Aghanistan was working fine before the jews and the Slave Armies of the Jews invaded. The taliban had reduced opium production by 90%. This really pissed off the jews who love selling opium into western countries to fund their black-ops. You goyim, the bottomless stupidity. Go and watch some more Jew Hollywood Holohoax snuff films.
Focoist911 (December 1, 2008 at 1:26 pm)
bwahahahah!!!! "Working to win the trust of the population". Bwahahahah!!. How do you so that? You come in with 20 tanks and stick guns in everyone's faces, as an INVADING FOREIGN ARMY, and then you say, "We are building a water tank for you". Bwahahaha!!!!!! Fucking slave morons all of you. Slaves for Israel. Your masters. Go suck Rabbi cock you silly goyim fools.
walkdru (December 1, 2008 at 1:23 pm)
look stop replying on my posts there old let the post die thank you and post to other peoples recent comments not mine. fed up of gettint reply's in my gmail
Focoist911 (December 1, 2008 at 1:16 pm)
Bwahahahah!!! Look the Australians working like good slaves for the jews to help get Opium production back up to the Pre-Taliban levels so the jews can reestablish their international heroin trade into western nations which helps demoralise our nations while they rape and pillage us. Bwahahahah!! The bottomless stupidity of the goyim. They fall for it EVERY TIME.