[Newsbot]

Title: Afghan soldiers fire at Canadian convoy after accident
Category: World
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2010-12-28 21:55:19
Canadian

[Gunnair]

Open up on an armoured convoy....

Rocket scientists.

[Thanos]

Ah yes, our 'allies'. Hoo boy........

[BartSimpson]

The Afghans are nobody's friends.

[EyeBrock]

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"(Task Force Kandahar) and 1-205 Corps ANA soldiers have been working extremely well together and this isolated incident does not reflect the close working relationship that both our organizations enjoy," Brig.-Gen. Dean Milner, the Canadian commander of troops in Kandahar, said in a statement.

I'd say it reflects the 'close working relationship' in a nutshell.

Winston summed it up in 1897;

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Khan assails khan, each supported by his retainers. Every tribesman has a blood feud with his neighbor. Every man's hand is against the other, and all against the stranger.

[BartSimpson]

I understand there's a diplomatic solution for the problems in Afghanistan...

[andyt]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

I understand there's a diplomatic solution for the problems in Afghanistan...

[andyt]

Nope, the solution is obviously to keep a few legions there permanently to pacify the region. If we don't keep fighting them there, we'll just be fighting them here.

[Canadian_Mind]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

I understand there's a diplomatic solution for the problems in Afghanistan...

Outstanding game.

Reference this friendly fire incident... Nobody got hurt, shit happens, move on. Remember that their army is mostly green recruits. There are bound to be a few bad apples.

[EyeBrock]

CM, how can it be 'friendly fire' when they intended to shoot at our guys?

[Canadian_Mind]

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

CM, how can it be 'friendly fire' when they intended to shoot at our guys?

Friendly fire is never friendly. I don't understand how the term came to manifest itself, but I use it whenever someone who is supposed to be friendly is shooting at me or someone else deemed friendly, accidental or intentional.

Again, a couple bad apples in a Candac doesn't make the whole Afghan army our enemy.

[BartSimpson]

Andy, if you read up on history you'll see that Afghanistan has been nothing but a meat grinder for some 2,500 years. No one is going to win anything there. Ever.

[EyeBrock]

Canadian_Mind Canadian_Mind:

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

CM, how can it be 'friendly fire' when they intended to shoot at our guys?

Friendly fire is never friendly. I don't understand how the term came to manifest itself, but I use it whenever someone who is supposed to be friendly is shooting at me or someone else deemed friendly, accidental or intentional.

Again, a couple bad apples in a Candac doesn't make the whole Afghan army our enemy.

I agree, but I think we are pissing in the wind trying to train these guys.

[ShepherdsDog]

Or is it more like throwing acid into the wind?

[Tman1]

Just to ask, what game is that posted above? Looks good.