I’ve read that special forces will use the enemies weapons as a method to deceive them. 

This sounds like that’s what’s going on, and the person who pretends to the presidency has so little knowledge he got the gist story wrong.

The MSM and the NYTimes have decided that the U.S. must have a Dem in the white House----it is our job as voters to validate that decision.  Don’t even think about thinking for yourself.

It’s a pathetic example of our state of affairs… [shaking head]

Who said

“Our Troops Don’t Have Guns”

Why you did, not Obie 1

What make the facts of the Capt’s report; short handed , short of Ammo short of parts, short of vehicles, incorrect?

the unit did not go after the Taliban for the purpose of getting their weapons, but sometimes used those weapons when some were captured.

Also in Afghanistan they had issues getting parts for their MK-19s and their 50-cals. Getting parts or ammunition for their standard rifles was not a problem.

“It was very difficult to get any parts in theater,” he says, “because parts are prioritized to the theater where they were needed most—so they were going to Iraq not Afghanistan.”

“The purpose of going after the Taliban was not to get their weapons,” he said, but on occasion they used Taliban weapons. Sometimes AK-47s, and they also mounted a Soviet-model DShK (or “Dishka") on one of their humvees instead of their 50 cal.

ABC

It occurs to me, that we could go a long way towards energy independence if we could just attach armatures and windings to WOOF and Hannitized…

ABC News said it talked to the unidentified captain, whose account of shortages in Afghanistan was for the most part accurately summarized by Obama, although not verified.

So the account of shortages was accurately summarised although not verified...that’s quite the takedown.

Obama calling in his disgust of the lack of military preparadness is like Ted Kennedy taking a shot at Alcoholics Annoynomous.

Please, just stay away from things you don’t understand.

Rachel Lucas points to a very illuminating post on this over at The Corner. One point:

“There’s also the obvious question of, if they’re so short of U.S. ammunition, how are they managing to capture Taliban ammunition.”

So the account of shortages was accurately summarised although not verified...that’s quite the takedown.

Mike,

I didn’t realize that Dan Rather was now on the ABC payroll!

B1...ha ha.

Phil Carter weighs in with his observations.