I couldn’t find a jot of good news yesterday, aside from the usual sloganeering by generals and ambassadors. Could you? Are good things happening in Afghanistan, or is it all doom?
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all is doom.
seriously, how many strategy reviews do we need!?
In Afghanistan, a day without news could be good news, too, you know.
http://www.iwpr.net/?p=arr&s=f&o=354341&apc_state=henh
Maybe?
Wait, no, nevermind.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/16/afghanistan-villages-thre_n_235717.html
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/sangow-bar-village.htm
I’m pretty sure that on the 15th, I ate a cookie.
However, on the 21st the T-Ban got the shock of their lives when they attacked a road-construction crew and ended up facing a bunch of ANA, 4 MRAPs, and get this, DISMOUNTED US Infantry!