McChrystal v. Obama

[guido911]

Gassy is right on a couple different levels.  When we think "troops," we don't think of "drones," which is the force that's been doing a lot of the heavy anti-terror heavy lifting to date. 

Tell that to the families of the four U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan three days ago. fail

http://tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/346-4-us-soldiers-killed-in-afghan-violence-

[Hoss]

Tell that to the families of the four U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan three days ago. fail

http://tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/346-4-us-soldiers-killed-in-afghan-violence-

Gweed reading-comprehension FAIL.

which is the force that's been doing a lot of the heavy anti-terror heavy lifting to date

Note, he didn't say all.

Love the way you try and put words onto peoples' fingers...

I'm sure a retort about girls making fun of my junk are upcoming...

[we vs us]

Tell that to the families of the four U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan three days ago. fail

http://tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/346-4-us-soldiers-killed-in-afghan-violence-

Yeah, sorry, that's silly.  Not even remotely my point.  Drone use has been on the upswing during Obama's time as CiC, though was a standard option in the last part of the Bush admin, too.  They're used for surveillance but also for surgical strikes in places that US troops can't go (read: tribal areas of Pakistan, Waziristan, Yemen, etc). Our troops are primarily fighting the Taliban, which is -- in case you were unaware -- not al Qaeda, and is more of a standardized army.

If you think I was making some sort of statement about the efficacy or ability of our troops in Afghanistan, you're flat wrong.