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Интересные заметки про Афганистан2008(9)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090111/wl_mcclatchy/3142278_1
"U.S. finds Iraq tactics don't work in Afghan war"
Вот парочка интересных мест:
1)"the Taliban 'll wait until they're ready, not just when an opportunity appears. They'll clear the area of women and children, not use them as shields. And when the attack comes, it's often a full-scale attack, with flanks, trenches and a plan, said one Marine captain and Iraq veteran who asked not to be identified because he wasn't sure he was allowed to discuss tactics."
2)"Afghans "are willing to fight to the death. They recover their wounded, just like we do," said the captain. "When I am fighting here, I am fighting a professional army. If direct fighting does not work, they will go to an IED. They plan their ammunition around poppy season. To fight them, you are pulling every play out of the playbook."
3)"In Iraq , a half-hour firefight was considered a long engagement; here, Marines have fought battles that have lasted as long as eight hours against an enemy whose attacking forces have grown from platoon-size to company-size."