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Some thoughts on reading that log: - have a look at the stats on that: 8x US Killed IA (in action) 23x US Wounded IA 3x Afghan National Army KIA 10 x ANA WIA 2
by flipbrad 16y ago
Some thoughts on reading that log:
- have a look at the stats on that:
8x US Killed IA (in action)
23x US Wounded IA
3x Afghan National Army KIA
10 x ANA WIA
2 x ASG
2 Enemies KIA
11 x GBU 31 (2000 lb bombs)
26 x GBU 38 (500 lb bombs)
1 x Hellfire
3 x 20mm strafing runs.
19x 105 (AC-130) attack airplane
- illiteracy (in the moment, it's excusable) aside, the level of organisation and effort that went into that brief moment in history is truly admirable. But one can only imagine how it could be better spent... these aren't just dollars being spent, it's serious, high quality, highly organised man hours; intense effort, training and organisation. I realise these are personal politics, but really: it makes it hard to enter arguments about welfare state resource wastage when you think about warfare stage waste.
- rdl 16y agoMoney, and lives ("blood and treasure"). Also note the 23 US WIA and the ANA/etc. WIA, of which 5-10 are going to be permanently disabled, and all of which together probably cost more in medical treatment than the munitions expended. Plus of course all of the time spent training those people to do an inherently negative-sum task. This is why the decision to go to war should not be taken lightly, and why it is important that if you do go to war, you fight it to win as quickly as possible.
- hbd 16y agoEspecially if you consider that the base was abandoned a week later [1]. Looking forward to seeing "Restrepo"[2] when it becomes available. I can't say I like the "action theme" in the trailer, but at least it seems honest. [1] http://abcnews.go.com/International/exclusive-apache-pilots-shocked-size-attack-camp-keating/story?id=8785878 http://abcnews.go.com/International/exclusive-apache-pilots-... [2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DjqR6OucBc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DjqR6OucBc