Comments on: Lost Chance to Kill Taliban: Two Mistakes Were Made http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/09/13/lost-chance-to-kill-taliban-two-mistakes-were-made/ News & Commentary on Warfare, Policy and Counterterrorism Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:02:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cop The Truth http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/09/13/lost-chance-to-kill-taliban-two-mistakes-were-made/comment-page-1/#comment-924 Cop The Truth Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:25:06 +0000 http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/09/13/lost-chance-to-kill-taliban-two-mistakes-were-made/#comment-924 <strong>Will The Politicians Let Us Win?...</strong> Well, this is one of those posts where I actually had to wait and calm down before writing. It seems that nearly 200 Taliban gathered recently to attend the funeral of one of there dearly departed. You remember the Taliban,... Will The Politicians Let Us Win?…

Well, this is one of those posts where I actually had to wait and calm down before writing. It seems that nearly 200 Taliban gathered recently to attend the funeral of one of there dearly departed. You remember the Taliban,…

]]> By: Pat http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/09/13/lost-chance-to-kill-taliban-two-mistakes-were-made/comment-page-1/#comment-923 Pat Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:14:32 +0000 http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/09/13/lost-chance-to-kill-taliban-two-mistakes-were-made/#comment-923 So, Lt. Gen. John Abizaid, Commanding General of Central Command, who is in charge of the Middle East, has established rules of engagement which prevented the U.S. Army from the easy July air attack on approximately 200 Taliban soldiers drawn up in ranks at a funeral in a cemetery in Afghanistan. Well let us reflect for a moment. The General is an American of Lebanese background who speaks Arabic and would seem perfect for the job. In line with the old tradition that if you fight America, we can appoint American Generals who speak your language, understand your culture, and will crush you! In John Abizaid’s case, this has not, to say the least, happened!

Consider for a moment, the same situation with General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower, an American of German extraction. In 1942, SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard “The Beast� Heydrich, head of the Sicherheitsdienst and acting “Protector� of Czechoslovakia, was assassinated by allied agents and, after the usual Nazi atrocities, the Germans subsequently held an elaborate funeral for the Obergrupppenfuhrer. Did General Eisenhower, out of concern for German sensibilities, order the great U.S. Army Air Corp not to attack German military funerals? Do pigs fly?

It is time for John Abizaid to be assigned to a command within his level of ability. Enough is enough! John Abizaid has clearly been promoted well beyond his level of competency. Not too shocking, as it has happened many times before, and will again. Gen. Abizaid may feel that things were simpler and more basic in the days of WW II. No General, I was there, and they were not!

Pat West
Toronto

]]> By: Right Truth http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/09/13/lost-chance-to-kill-taliban-two-mistakes-were-made/comment-page-1/#comment-917 Right Truth Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:49:21 +0000 http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/09/13/lost-chance-to-kill-taliban-two-mistakes-were-made/#comment-917 <strong>It wasn't the rules of engagement for Taliban...</strong> The military had 190 Taliban leaders in it's crosshairs today, but didn't take them out. Why? It was NOT because of their 'rules of engagement' as initially reported. The true reason is because a high-ranking government official in Washington made... It wasn’t the rules of engagement for Taliban…

The military had 190 Taliban leaders in it’s crosshairs today, but didn’t take them out. Why? It was NOT because of their ‘rules of engagement’ as initially reported. The true reason is because a high-ranking government official in Washington made…

]]> By: Mike http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/09/13/lost-chance-to-kill-taliban-two-mistakes-were-made/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Mike Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:03:37 +0000 http://www.captainsjournal.com/2006/09/13/lost-chance-to-kill-taliban-two-mistakes-were-made/#comment-912 I'll be posting on this myself, as soon as I calm down a little bit. No telling what I might write if I try to blog when I'm this pissed off about a story! I’ll be posting on this myself, as soon as I calm down a little bit. No telling what I might write if I try to blog when I’m this pissed off about a story!

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