Are Afghan Insurgents Bolder Than Iraqi Insurgents -- Analysis And Commentary From The Captain's Journal

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Gigstad, right, and Marine Corps Sgt. Hawkes, left, both conduct a patrol toward a known enemy firing point after receiving fire in Lakari Bazaar, Afghanistan, July 19, 2009. Gigstad and Hawkes are assigned to the 8th Marine Regiment.'s 2nd Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. James A. Burks

From The Captain's Journal:

In three combat tours in Anbar Province, Marine Sgt. Jacob Tambunga fought the deadliest insurgents in Iraq.

But he says he never encountered an enemy as tenacious as what he saw immediately after arriving at this outpost in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. In his first days here in late June, he fought through three ambushes, each lasting as long as the most sustained fight he saw in Anbar.

Like other Anbar veterans here, Sergeant Tambunga was surprised to discover guerrillas who, if not as lethal, were bolder than those he fought in Iraq.

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My Comment: Another thorough analysis and commentary from the Captain's Journal.