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| U.S. Examines ‘Plan B’ for Supplying Troops in Afghanistan |
| 2007-11-15 |
| The U.S. military is examining different contingencies for supplying American troops in Afghanistan if supplies can no longer be shipped through Pakistan, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said today. (Video) Morrell said at a Pentagon news conference that the supply line issue “is a very real area of concern for our commanders in Afghanistan, because 75 percent of all of our supplies for our troops in Afghanistan flow either through or over Pakistan.” This includes about 40 percent of the fuel shipped to U.S. forces, which comes directly from Pakistani refineries. No ammunition goes through Pakistan, the press secretary said. Morrell could not say what the contingency plans are, but was confident troops would be supplied if a “Plan B” were needed. “We are a can-do operation,” he said. “They’ll figure out a way to get it done if it needs to get done.” Morrell said Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited Capitol Hill today in part to urge lawmakers to quickly pass the supplemental war spending bill. “As of yesterday … the Department of Defense has had to move money from base budget accounts so that we can continue to support essential operations such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,” he said. “The Army is in a particularly precarious situation. Absent extraordinary measures, it would run out of money by mid-February, so quick congressional action is needed.” |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #12 corner map Old including trails |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-11-15 23:02 |
| #11 Transportation Map of the region around Afghanistan from a few years ago |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-11-15 22:44 |
| #10 I thought Plan B was what you used if you and your boyfriend made a bad mistake…. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2007-11-15 22:18 |
| #9 These maps are very useful for ‘Plan B’... for RB discussion *NOT* real planning..lol! |
| Posted by: Red Dawg 2007-11-15 18:10 |
#8 U.S. Examines ‘Plan B’ for Supplying Troops in Afghanistan.. Southern Route Shortest overland route from the Arabian Sea to A-stan cuts through Baluchistan. We've already had dealings & contact with the Baluchs so it's entirely possible to cut new deals and Trade the Baluchs for "escorts" visa-vi supply routes. These maps are very useful for ‘Plan B’ --->>Supplying Troops in Afghanistan Ethnographic map A-stan Large Nato MAP. Afghanistan's Nimroz, Khandar and Helmut Provinces are the closest Provinces to the Arabian Sea |
| Posted by: Red Dawg 2007-11-15 18:02 |
| #7 Yeah, Steve, I was looking at that line but the roads look a little thin on the maps. Likely filled with opium smugglers and what not. It does have promise though. Seabees or Engineers might be able to make something of it. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-11-15 16:59 |
| #6 Well, maybe that would revive John Baluchi's career, if nothing else would. |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2007-11-15 16:56 |
| #5 For that matter, 3dc, one could go from Chabahar to Herat, splitting off Sistan va Baluchestan in the process. The Baluchis would reunite with their Pak Baluchi cousins, and they'd be grateful to us (for a minute). |
| Posted by: Steve White 2007-11-15 16:16 |
| #4 Son of a gun. That line is roughly the one between Baghdad and Herat. Whodathunkit. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2007-11-15 16:15 |
| #3 Bandar Abbas to Herat looks to be an easier path Mullah Richard. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-11-15 16:09 |
| #2 Could somebody post a map of Iran with a horizontal line at 34.40N Latitude, please? That graphic would give the military planners a "Clue". |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2007-11-15 14:49 |
| #1 Seize a 30 mile wide corridor from the port? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-11-15 14:48 |
