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At 9:40 PM local time, US officials declared the group posed an imminent threat to forces inside Afghanistan and the call to strike the compound was made. After the orders were given to launch a coordinated strike, fixed-wing and rotary-wing air support along with Predator surveillance and reconnaissance began scanning likely insurgent attack positions inside Afghanistan. US military officials confirmed no women or children had been seen in the targeted North Waziristan compound or in any structures near it over the last five days.
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Originally posted by jsobecky
....and maybe this little tiff might have been better handled offline via a friendly u2u, with a gentle suggestion to follow thread title rules?
Now, what was the topic again? Oh yeah, whacking the Taliban.