Corrente Boldly shrill ... http://www.correntewire.com/node/12413/atom/feed 2008-07-22T00:10:45-04:00 Ten Minutes' Remembrance, Please http://www.correntewire.com/ten_minutes_remembrance_please 2008-07-22T00:10:45-04:00 2008-07-22T00:10:45-04:00 Sarah For the men killed July 13 at Wanat, Afghanistan.
Senator McCain, if we're winning the war, where did the AFGHANI insurgents get enough RPGs to supply a two-hour-long firefight?

And why were US weapons malfunctioning from heat generated by their use, after 600 to 800 rounds of fire through MACHINE GUNS? Rate-of-fire wins battles. Gunbarrels melting shut get soldiers killed.

The first RPG and machine gun fire came at dawn, strategically striking the forward operating base’s mortar pit. The insurgents next sighted their RPGs on the tow truck inside the combat outpost, taking it out. That was around 4:30 a.m.

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