Obama’s Peace Partners Fire Rockets at Top US General’s Plane – 2 US Personnel Hurt
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 7:18 AM
In May Barack Obama announced he was holding “peace talks” with the Taliban.
Today Taliban militants fired rockets at the plane of US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey. Two military personnel on the ground were injured in the attack.
The AP reported:
The plane of the U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, was damaged after Taliban militants fired rockets at Bagram Air Field.
A military official told ABC News the attack occurred just after midnight local time at Bagram Air Field outside Kabul when Dempsey’s C-17 plane was hit by fragments of indirect fire from two rockets. Dempsey was safely back in his room when the attack occurred and was not hurt in the blast. Two maintenance people working nearby sustained minor injuries.
Due to the exterior damage of the aircraft, Dempsey and his team left Bragman on a different C-17 plane. The attack also caused slight damage to an Apache helicopter that was parked nearby.
Dempsey was in Afghanistan to discuss the state of the war after a particularly deadly few weeks for Americans in the more than 10-year-old Afghan war.
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MN Jim commented:
So exactly how did the Taliban know the Chief of Staff was in town, where he was, the exact coordinates of his plane, and his schedule? Who is leaking this information?
Kenny Solomon commented:
No worries.
The new Deputy Commander, US Army (Pacific) will handle the incident.
http://is.gd/dg08kE
Yeah.
Sasja commented:
Hey Barry, nice try. What went wrong? I don’t understand your wanting to get rid of Dempsey as he’s been a great lap dog.
coolidgerules commented:
It’s already been said. Good on the readers of GP. Leaks from the communist cabal are going to get a lot of people killed.
Chris commented:
The media loves to tell everything that’s going on…unless it is about King Hussien.
rabble-rouser commented:
“peace talks w/the Taliban”. there’s an oxymoron
cal rifkin commented:
Time to make some changes – the leadership is way too cavalier about the goings on over there.
pink tie Republican commented:
It took us less than 4 years to defeat the combined might of the Axis Powersw and the empire of Japan. We have been in Afghanistan for ten years now. How many tanks, planes and ships do they have? Uh, none. How can this be? Lack of leadership and desire to win.
The Way, The Truth & The Life commented:
By what reasoning can you work with insanity? What agreement is there between God and Satan? You either hold your ground or give in to your enemy. The latter is insanity and must not even be considered! Obama is insane!
Nate commented:
How many of you commenters have been to Bargram? Why do you think it was a targeted incident? Random rocket attacks happen all the time and usually hit nothing as they are not aimed well, just guesstimated. After 10 years of this it is not surprising one of thousands almost had a direct hit on an almost prominent target. Nothing over there is secret because of the corrupt ‘military partnerships’ that exist….that and the fact that everyone has a cell phone. That make any sense? I can clarify for you.
democraps suck commented:
Ozeros brothers doing what they do best
Jim commented:
Nate, you can’t make sense with the righteous right, they know it all, Obama sucks and is the reason for all their miseries. Notice how many comments go after the president as the reason for this attack, as though it is his war. Another small group of small minds with nothing better to do!
Lefty commented:
How many tears will be shed when POTUS ( Choose one – 2013 to 2016)
finally succumbs to Israeli pressure….and commits thousands of American
lives to ‘un-necessarily’ fighting and dying in Iran?
Only tears of joy from the AIPAC members here….me thinks!
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