MARINES TO EMBARK ON ANOTHER
HUGE OFFENSIVE IN AFGHANISTAN 
This is big! Last year you will remember our Marines made a huge push into Helmand province, to cut off the stranglehold that the Taliban had gained on that southern region of Afghanistan.
“For the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based infantrymen of the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment who will be participating in the battle for control of Marjeh — the Taliban’s last major stronghold in Helmand province — it’s a time of quiet reflection as they prepare for what in the weeks ahead is expected to be one of the largest, and potentially most dangerous, military operations of the past year.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of bombs are likely to be buried around Marjeh, which features a sprawling network of canals and poppy fields mixed together with a busy marketplace, according to Marines.”
Stars and Stripes Magazine
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Sarwar Khan, a local village elder in the province
says “Marjeh is like a reservoir for IEDS”
This offensive is a huge undertaking for our Marines. The fact that it’s the Taliban’s last big stronghold means they will be fighting for it even more fiercely than they defended Helmand Province, which was a tough fight for our troops, so they are expecting an even tougher enemy!
WE NEED TO SUPPORT THESE MARINES
When they pick up that rifle, and step out into the desert, facing the hundreds of Taliban fighters and IEDs that infect the land, they need to KNOW that they CARRY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WITH THEM INTO BATTLE!
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TALIBAN INSURGENCY LOSING MOMENTUM?
SITUATION NO LONGER ‘DETERIORATING’ SAYS TOP GENERAL 
Our top military leaders in command of our troops waging the war in Afghanistan have good news for us and our troops. Despite significant hardships and a resurgent Taliban, it looks like the situation may be improving with more U.S. troops on the ground and increased cooperation between the Afghan security forces, and NATO.
“I feel differently now,” he says, referring to his comments last year when he predicted we could lose the war if things were not changed. “I think we made significant progress…we’ll make real progress in 2010.” He told the NATO conference on Afghanistan assembled in Istanbul, Turkey.
Thanks to our troops, our Commander in Afghanistan is predicting a different outcome! But it’s only thanks to the brave soldiers, marines, sailors and airmen who put their lives on the line for us back home.
Our troops deserve our thanks and
what’s more – our encouragement!
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Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who sounded the alarm last year and pressed Obama for more troops, now says he sees the situation in Afghanistan stabilizing, stealing the momentum away from the Taliban who seemed poised to make a comeback.
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