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New Afghan policy: ALL personnel on all bases to be armed
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:14 pm
by RHenriksen
The US military finally gets it:
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/1 ... -in-kabul/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: New Afghan policy: ALL personnel on all bases to be arme
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:26 pm
by JJVP
It's about time
Troops now could fire against an attacker within seconds by sliding a lever on their weapons to make a round drop into the firing chamber.
Now the next step is letting them carry in condition one.
Re: New Afghan policy: ALL personnel on all bases to be arme
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:48 pm
by AEA
They should have been locked & loaded all along. They are in a WAR ZONE!

Re: New Afghan policy: ALL personnel on all bases to be arme
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:59 pm
by Heartland Patriot
JJVP wrote:It's about time
Troops now could fire against an attacker within seconds by sliding a lever on their weapons to make a round drop into the firing chamber.
Now the next step is letting them carry in condition one.

Re: New Afghan policy: ALL personnel on all bases to be arme
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 3:07 pm
by 10Shooter
Forum rules prevent me from expressing my initial reaction.
However, it's about time!!!
Re: New Afghan policy: ALL personnel on all bases to be arme
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:43 pm
by Glock 23
We just did 2 weeks of full battle rattle in the desert on home soil.
These guys are in a combat zone and don't do this already? Or should I say, weren't supposed to do this already.
Re: New Afghan policy: ALL personnel on all bases to be arme
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:00 pm
by philip964
No if they want them to be safe they need to ban all guns.
Re: New Afghan policy: ALL personnel on all bases to be arme
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:51 pm
by Rrash
Gun Free Zone in a freaking war zone. Ironic.
Re: New Afghan policy: ALL personnel on all bases to be arme
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:47 pm
by Blindref757
This is proof that they need to bring every US soldier home immediately. Our leadership doesn't have the moxy to win a WAR...therefore, we need to not be there. Our troops deserve better.
Re: New Afghan policy: ALL personnel on all bases to be arme
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:07 pm
by FishInTx
If there's a shooting over there everybody is told to be armed. If there's a shooting over here everybody is told to be unarmed.

Re: New Afghan policy: ALL personnel on all bases to be arme
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:41 am
by 57Coastie
How can we still pretend we are "invited" to be over there? The only way out is through the door -- and come home.
Hello? President Obama? Secretary Panetta? General Dempsey?
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/ ... an-082012/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Jim
Re: New Afghan policy: ALL personnel on all bases to be arme
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 8:27 am
by E.Marquez
A strong ethic of many that post here is an ability to think, critically analyse, and think for ones self.
Id ask you all to think for your self, and not JUST read the staged theater theses "Story's" are.
Id suggest if you want the REAL deal on these incidents and whither this "New Policy" is a solution long needed or knee jerk reaction and non event.... look at the who in each related event, look at the where..look at the who shot, who was shot.
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This "Story" is NOT what it appears to be. This new "Policy" is not what you think it is (based on what I have read in this thread)
Respectfully
Erik