Shushing Victory In Afghanistan

IBD ^ | December 13, 2007

[Kaslin]

War On Terror: Coalition forces captured the Taliban's biggest stronghold on Tuesday in a major military victory. Funny, isn't it, how the good guys winning doesn't make banner front-page headlines?

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Musa Qala was the only town in the strategically vital Helmand province under Taliban control. The enemy had seized it in February after the collapse of a local truce between the British military and Afghan elders. But this week Afghan and NATO-led troops changed that by killing, wounding or capturing hundreds of Taliban fighters, including several commanders, in retaking the town.

On Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, U.S. infantry were participating in one of the biggest air assaults in Afghanistan since the toppling of the Taliban government a few weeks after 9/11. So many of the enemy were killed that Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Zahir Azimi told reporters, "We are still busy collecting dead bodies from Musa Qala." Azimi also said an important Taliban meeting in the mountains of Sangin and Musa Qala district was also bombed, resulting in many casualties.

Far from just an important Taliban command post, Musa Qala was also a training base for both Afghan and foreign Islamist militants. Azimi has said hundreds of foreign terrorists had gathered there. That makes this week's victory a big win in the global war on terror.

[jdm]

Funny, isn't it, how the good guys winning doesn't make banner front-page headlines?

It made front-page headlines here on FR.

[Kaslin]

Yeah, but I bet you won’t see it on ABC CBS NBC CNN MSNBC or will read about it in Slimes (LA and New York) or in the Washington Compost

[Recon Dad]

Major victory is right! It’s a shame our guys are not getting the recognition for this accomplishment.
I doubt it will be a talking point on OBL’s next broadcast to pump the boys.

[SunkenCiv]

Ping!

[Cap Huff]

Actually, there is a very interesting eye-witness account posted on the ABC site:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/12/exclusive-eyewi.html

Hundreds of Taliban killed. Tragically, the three Nato fatalities seem to have been caused by Soviet era landmines.

[RobRoy]

>>So many of the enemy were killed that Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Zahir Azimi told reporters, “We are still busy collecting dead bodies from Musa Qala.”<<

I’m guessing it is a big wedding gone terribly wrong.

[Lancey Howard]

Yeah, but I bet you won’t see it on ABC CBS NBC CNN MSNBC or will read about it in Slimes (LA and New York) or in the Washington Compost

You shouldn't be looking at those things. They're for retards.

[Jet Jaguar]

Bump to your post!