82nd Airborne to send reinforcements to Afghanistan for election

[Nightowl_2004]

Just saw on FoxNews ( :scared: ) that a 700 man batallion from the 504th Parachute Infantry will deploy for 30 to 45 days to help secure the elections and could "begin arriving immediately"

No Link Yet.

[Nightowl_2004]

1. Link

http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=terrorism&Story=6566691

82nd expects call for Afghan vote


By Henry Cuningham
Military editor

The 82nd Airborne Division anticipates another call to send soldiers to Afghanistan, a spokesman said Thursday.

"We have received a warning order to plan for a possible deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom," said Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Fletcher, a division spokesman. "We expect to receive a deployment order within the next 24 hours." Fletcher said he was not able to give details.

News reports say the division will send about 700 soldiers to Afghanistan to provide security for the Oct. 9 national elections. The battalion-size unit will stay 30 to 45 days, reports said.

Division officials announced Monday that about 3,500 soldiers will deploy to Afghanistan in the spring for a year. The soldiers will belong to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, which will be formed around the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The brigade-size unit could range from 2,500 to 5,000 soldiers, officials said.

Fox News on Thursday reported that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld signed a deployment order, which was sent out Wednesday.

[mikehiggins]

2. How did Bush/Cheney let the Afghans set up a date like that?

October 9th? What happens if the Taliban get back into power? What happens if Afghanistan--a country where the President is nicknamed "target"--goes up in flames in October? Has the US paid enough money to enough warlords to make this work?

If this election is anything but a total success, what kind of spin will BushCo have on it?

How can he blame Kerry?

[Nightowl_2004]

3. Thats probabally why they are sending the 82nd

We all remember what happened in Fallujah with the 82nd Airborne and the Iraqi Protesters! I'd guess he's going to use the paratroopers to crack down and make sure that no-one "hinders democracy."

[northstar]

4. For those of us who don't know.....

...please tell us the story of what happened in Fallujah with the 82nd Airborne.

(Many of us are trying to make some sense of it all - well, at least, I am)....

Thanks!

[Nightowl_2004]

5. Gladly

Shiite Protesters were protesting the American Occupation, thousands came right up to the 82nd Airborne's HQ and were chanting slogans and waving signs when suddenly, Several paratroopers said that they had received fire and ordered all their men to "return fire." 17 (?) Protesters were killed immediately. A Couple of days later, it happened again! To this day it's still unknown if the paratroopers actually HAD been fired on, in either incident.

[Pallas180]

6. You do know that the Afghan Administrator worked for Unocal ?

don't you ? American puppet

That's why we have to send troops - to make sure he wins.