Draggingtree Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 American Thinker: September 24, 2012 Untold Loss: Media Blackout on Military Disaster on Obama's Watch By Kim Zigfeld Under the leadership of Barack H. Obama, though hardly noticed by the pro-Obama mainstream media, the U.S. Marine Corps has suffered its worst air squadron catastrophe since Vietnam, and its prized VMA-211 squadron has taken its worst hit since its defense of Wake Island in World War II. It happened on September 14, 2012, northwest of the city of Lashkar Gah in southern Afghanistan. A team of fewer than two dozen Taliban fighters attacked the USMC's massive Camp Bastion base there, killing VMA-211 squadron commander Lt. Col. Christopher Raible and destroying or permanently disabling eight of the ten top-of-the-line harrier AV-8B attack aircraft stationed under him. Out of production for more than a decade, these aircraft can never be replaced. By the time the smoke cleared, roughly 7% of the total harrier fleet operated by the USMC had been wiped out on a single day by a small force of ground combatants whose most potent weapon was the suicide vest, one of which was used to breach the camp's perimeter fence. Under Obama, the U.S. has taken 1,491 casualties in Afghanistan, over 70% of the total 2,121 casualties sustained since the fighting there began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino67 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Out of curiosity, I Googled 'Bastion Attack'. The only American newspaper to report anything on this was the WaPost. Went up to page 9 of the search and gave up. The Brits covered it closely because of Prince Harry being there, but Americans never read about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollyannaish Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 What bothers me the most is that this sacrifice of human life is being brushed over as bumps in the road. It is calloused and nasty. It should never be done for political purposes. My disdain for this president has not bounds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino67 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 What bothers me the most is that this sacrifice of human life is being brushed over as bumps in the road. It is calloused and nasty. It should never be done for political purposes. My disdain for this president has not bounds. Everything with this guy is political. "How will it effect the election?" "Will I lose votes doing that?" And he has no one around him who has any statesman-like qualities. So incompetent, he couldn't even select competent people to help him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/09/6_harrier_jets_destr.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 There seems to have been lots of articles a week or so ago... https://www.google.com/news?ncl=dKvM2y3G8MiZfIMDSjObLVc_waJnM&q=harrier+damage&lr=English&hl=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cudjo Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Out of curiosity, I Googled 'Bastion Attack'. The only American newspaper to report anything on this was the WaPost. Went up to page 9 of the search and gave up. The Brits covered it closely because of Prince Harry being there, but Americans never read about it. don't know where I read about that but kept expecting to see something on the news or in local paper and nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino67 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 There seems to have been lots of articles a week or so ago... https://www.google.c...r=English&hl=en What was your search request? You did find more than my search did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 just "harrier damage" in google news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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