Afghanistan: Yes, We "CAN"

By Lt Col P

While BFQs shout "Quit!", the foolish try to look wise, and the fuck-os set off human bombs, good men wearing Maple Leafs are moving forward:

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — It's one of the basic tenets of counter-insurgency, and it's being deployed aggressively in the dangerous regions southwest of Kandahar city: drive out the enemy, make the area safe for the locals, and then stay there as long as you can.
Creating a base of operations and making it secure is considered one of the first major rules in defeating groups like the Taliban. As part of the Afghan effort, Canadian forces have cleared a handful of villages in the Dand and Panjwaii districts in recent months and simply moved in.

The hope is that as that military "footprint" continues to grow, the effect of marginalizing insurgents will grow with it.

"At the end of the day, the approach that we took is pure counter-insurgency," said Lt.-Col. Joe Paul, 42, the commander of Canada's battle group in Afghanistan, known as Task Force Kandahar.

So it really works, huh? You bet it does. You can bet your next cup of Tim Hortons it does.

We've said many times before-- this war is ten steps forward and nine back. But the tenth step is the one that counts, the one that sticks.

October 8, 2009 12:26 AM Afghanistan ~ One Team One Fight

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The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 10/08/2009 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.

David M · October 8, 2009 06:39 AM

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6852533.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1

In a similar vein, this is a very good read. Confirms the helicopter shortage Yon has mentioned previously actually.

wilbur · October 9, 2009 02:00 AM

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6852533.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1

In a similar vein, this is a very good read. Confirms the helicopter shortage Yon has mentioned previously actually.

wilbur · October 9, 2009 02:05 AM

Hey, Wilbur-- got a couple of your Aussies now at this command. MEAT EATERS. Send more!

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Ed Hardy · November 27, 2009 12:12 AM

Great thread. In Vietnam, the Korean Marines had a very effective outreach program, winning over locals to the extent that some would risk their lives to give us a "heads up." The art of counter insurgency is improved by 40 years now, and I have great confidence in our warriors and their field commanders.

BTW, the two links to Afghanistan maps are broken. I have a few if you can't locate new links.

S/F

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