Marines Receive Extra Firepower; US Tanks Headed to Afghanistan -- ABC News
First Time in Nine-Year War That Tanks Will Be in Afghanistan
Looking for more firepower in the tough fight against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, Marines are scheduled to receive 14 tanks next month, which would be the first time the U.S. military has used tanks in the nine-year war in Afghanistan.
The Marines operating in Helmand Province have seen heavy combat this year and Maj. Gen. Richard Mills, the senior Marine commander in Afghanistan, a few weeks ago requested the firepower and protection that tanks can provide as they push into Taliban controlled areas.
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More News On M1 Abrams Tanks Being deployed To Afghanistan
Afghan War Surge to Soon be Backed by Tanks -- CBS news
US sending tanks to southern Afghan fight -- AP
U.S. sending tanks to Afghanistan for first time -- CNN
US tanks go in to Afghanistan amid warnings over air strikes toll -- The Guardian
U.S. sending tanks to hit harder at Taliban -- Washington Post
U.S. to deploy tanks in Afghan war: report -- Reuters
Pentagon confirms sending tanks to Afghanistan - -Xinhuanet
New U.S. Plan in Afghanistan: ‘Awe and Shock’ -- The Danger Room
Canadian tanks in Afghanistan inspire U.S. deployment -- National Post
My Comment: I do not feel comfortable with this deployment. This major escalation will now give the impression to the Afghans that we have become an army of occupation, doing the same thing that the Russians did when they sent their tanks into Afghanistan (1980-1988) to fight against the Mujaheddin.
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