Taliban Leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, likely killed in US drone strike

[deacvision7]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban-idUSKCN0YC0P6

The United States conducted a drone strike on Saturday against the leader of Afghan Taliban, likely killing him on the Pakistan side of the remote border region with Afghanistan in a mission authorized by U.S. President Barack Obama, officials said.
The death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour, should it be confirmed, could further fracture the Taliban - an outcome that experts cautioned might make the insurgents even less likely to participate in long-stalled peace efforts.

 

[Shooshmoo]

Thanks, Obama. Glad you could take 5 minutes to do something positive instead of taking everyone's guns.

 

[WakeandBake]

Good thing he wasn't playing golf or dancing this time

 

[ImTheCaptain]

Drones are the worst, amirite?

 

[deacvision7]

Drones are the worst, amirite?

they aren't the best


very grey area

 

[deacs1995]

i wonder if they killed the girl selling bread #eyeinthesky

 

[PhDeac]

I mean, the Taliban can get another leader, right?

 

[ImTheCaptain]

Yeah, the place is conveniently located next to the Jerkstore

 

[deacvision7]

I mean, the Taliban can get another leader, right?

There are two major factions within the Taliban right now. One is good to work out a peace deal to be a part of the Afghani government. One is in favor of the civil war going on right now in order to wrest back total control.

The power struggle over the next few weeks is going to be intense.

 

[deacvision7]

i wonder if they killed the girl selling bread #eyeinthesky

Makes for a hell of an omelette doe

 

[PhDeac]

There are two major factions within the Taliban right now. One is good to work out a peace deal to be a part of the Afghani government. One is in favor of the civil war going on right now in order to wrest back total control.

The power struggle over the next few weeks is going to be intense.

Let me guess which one will win. Then we will have a bigger bunch of assholes to fight.

 

[sailordeac]

Good thing he wasn't playing golf or dancing this time

but he was, just to rub it in

 

[Liquid Karma]

they aren't the best


very grey area

Better than the alternative.

 

[DistrictDeacon]

Let me guess which one will win. Then we will have a bigger bunch of assholes to fight.

Uh....the guy they killed was very much against peace.

 

[WakeandBake]

Peace with whom?

 

[DistrictDeacon]

Peace with whom?

Afghanistan

 

[Milhouse]

lol

 

[WakeandBake]

oh right my bad.

 

[beatrix]

I would like to voice my appreciation of Obama's drone strategy. Compared to say, firebombing Dresden, drones are a relatively low impact way to rain down death and destruction on the assholes that would like to take down western civilization.

Thank you, Mr. President.

 

[jhmd2000]

I would like to voice my appreciation of Obama's drone strategy. Compared to say, firebombing Dresden, drones are a relatively low impact way to rain down death and destruction on the assholes that would like to take down western civilization.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you for letting the Air Force do its job.