So the radio traffic between taliban types arguing among themselves about attacking or not attacking ISAF projects because they wanted the hospitals, roads, bridges, mosques means nothing?
Bing West is a brilliant individual who's life has been devoted to fighting Americas adversaries and how to appropriately deal with them. Our most senior leaders should yield to his wisdom and apply it accordingly to the Afghanistan problem!!! He actually understands this thing!!!
"Wasted money from our nation", "wrong naive mindset by trying to brive people and win hart and minds"...., leaves you thinking coming from one of the actual authors of the COIN doctrine. a hundred million dollars a year.
I am half way through Mr. Bing West's book. He mentions in his book, and in this video clip here, how the "higher ups" are making it impossible for our servicemen to truly win; they believe more in being appeasers = appeasers to the political and intelligentsia classes. As military "leaders", they don't believe in being the true soldiers/sailors of our nation. Mullen , Gates , et al, are to be blamed for our nations demise. How would our lives be now, if they were in charge of WW II ??
I am half way through Mr. Bing West's book. He mentions in his book, and in this video clip here, how the "higher ups" are making it impossible for our servicemen to truly win; they believe more in being appeaser = appeasers to the political and intelligentsia classes. As military "leaders", they don't believe in being true soldiers/saliors of our nation. Mullen , Gates , et al, are to be blamed for our nations demise. How would our lives be now, if they were in charge of WW II ??
Bing West is a genius and he really nails the point here. America's warfighting has become soft. Hearts and Minds? Fuck that. Bullets and bombs. We're so fucking PC we fight our wars PC now. It's time to shit or get of the pot.
@iceveiled Exactly. I remember watching Restrepo and Spc. Steiner said that this "hearts and minds" bullshit isn't working. Steiner talked about how the same people they were trying to help in the Korengal Valley by giving them, money, school supplies, food etc. were the same people who get up each morning and shoot an RPG at the soldiers. Like you said, bullets and bombs. Fuck hearts and minds.
@AtownAngeLz I'm glad you agree. Political correctness has consumed America so much so that we're worried about offending people when we go to war. War is ugly...bad shit happens and people die, but it's also about SACRIFICE. In world war 2, in the Pacific theater, the marines fought in brutal nightmarish wars that were unfathomable. Then once we reached mainland japan our leaders were like "fuck it", let's just drop an atom bomb and prevent a million more allied casualities. Hearts and minds?
BUDDY, U THINK UR RIGHT.. BUT LET ME TELL U SOMETHING.. US SHOULD OF MADE A DEAL WITH THE TALIBAN WHEN THE TALIBAN WERE READY TO TALK BEFORE 9/11 ABOUT OSAMA BIN LADEN... LONG STORY SHORT... US JUST WANTED TO CREATE THIS ILLEGAL WAR AND INVADE.. THIS IS HOW SICK THIS WAR IS... PASHTUN PEOPLE WILL NEVER STAND FOR PUPPET GOVERNMENT.. TRUST ME ON THIS... U WILL WASTE TIME AND MONEY.. IF U WANT TO SECURE THIS AREA FROM TERRORISM , ONLY TALIBAN COULD OF DONE IT AND WITH A GOOD COOPERATION FROM USA
So the radio traffic between taliban types arguing among themselves about attacking or not attacking ISAF projects because they wanted the hospitals, roads, bridges, mosques means nothing?
oeyesea 3 months ago
My last tour in Iraq me and my PL were saying the exact same thing. Bing West should be the next SecDef.
thehotshirtguy2008 3 months ago
Bing West is a brilliant individual who's life has been devoted to fighting Americas adversaries and how to appropriately deal with them. Our most senior leaders should yield to his wisdom and apply it accordingly to the Afghanistan problem!!! He actually understands this thing!!!
MrJjc5418 6 months ago
"Wasted money from our nation", "wrong naive mindset by trying to brive people and win hart and minds"...., leaves you thinking coming from one of the actual authors of the COIN doctrine. a hundred million dollars a year.
HIGADODEGANZO 7 months ago
I am half way through Mr. Bing West's book. He mentions in his book, and in this video clip here, how the "higher ups" are making it impossible for our servicemen to truly win; they believe more in being appeasers = appeasers to the political and intelligentsia classes. As military "leaders", they don't believe in being the true soldiers/sailors of our nation. Mullen , Gates , et al, are to be blamed for our nations demise. How would our lives be now, if they were in charge of WW II ??
weehawker1 9 months ago
I am half way through Mr. Bing West's book. He mentions in his book, and in this video clip here, how the "higher ups" are making it impossible for our servicemen to truly win; they believe more in being appeaser = appeasers to the political and intelligentsia classes. As military "leaders", they don't believe in being true soldiers/saliors of our nation. Mullen , Gates , et al, are to be blamed for our nations demise. How would our lives be now, if they were in charge of WW II ??
weehawker1 9 months ago
best war writer ever.
m249a1 9 months ago
Bing West is a genius and he really nails the point here. America's warfighting has become soft. Hearts and Minds? Fuck that. Bullets and bombs. We're so fucking PC we fight our wars PC now. It's time to shit or get of the pot.
iceveiled 1 year ago 3
@iceveiled Exactly. I remember watching Restrepo and Spc. Steiner said that this "hearts and minds" bullshit isn't working. Steiner talked about how the same people they were trying to help in the Korengal Valley by giving them, money, school supplies, food etc. were the same people who get up each morning and shoot an RPG at the soldiers. Like you said, bullets and bombs. Fuck hearts and minds.
AtownAngeLz 11 months ago
@AtownAngeLz I'm glad you agree. Political correctness has consumed America so much so that we're worried about offending people when we go to war. War is ugly...bad shit happens and people die, but it's also about SACRIFICE. In world war 2, in the Pacific theater, the marines fought in brutal nightmarish wars that were unfathomable. Then once we reached mainland japan our leaders were like "fuck it", let's just drop an atom bomb and prevent a million more allied casualities. Hearts and minds?
iceveiled 11 months ago 4
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armond007x 1 year ago
BUDDY, U THINK UR RIGHT.. BUT LET ME TELL U SOMETHING.. US SHOULD OF MADE A DEAL WITH THE TALIBAN WHEN THE TALIBAN WERE READY TO TALK BEFORE 9/11 ABOUT OSAMA BIN LADEN... LONG STORY SHORT... US JUST WANTED TO CREATE THIS ILLEGAL WAR AND INVADE.. THIS IS HOW SICK THIS WAR IS... PASHTUN PEOPLE WILL NEVER STAND FOR PUPPET GOVERNMENT.. TRUST ME ON THIS... U WILL WASTE TIME AND MONEY.. IF U WANT TO SECURE THIS AREA FROM TERRORISM , ONLY TALIBAN COULD OF DONE IT AND WITH A GOOD COOPERATION FROM USA
UNJUSTIFICATION1 1 year ago