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Menard (United States)

Type: City

Name: Menard (United States)

Country: United States

Latitude: 30.9177

Longitude: -99.786499

population: 1,645

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8 articles

First Reported Mar 04 2010 - Updated Mar 04 2010 - 1 Documents

Michael Yon

" Military rebuffs blogger’s call for top Canadian general to be fired"

A blogosphere tempest. From Matthew Fisher of Canwest News:KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Canadian military in Afghanistan emphatically denied Wednesday a claim by an American blogger popular among soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan that Canada's ... [Published Mar 04 2010 by The Torch - Canada]

Entities: Michael Yon, Menard (United States), Kandahar

First Reported Feb 27 2010 - Updated Feb 27 2010 - 1 Documents

NATO

NATO prepares for major Kandahar offensive

Officials in Kandahar province have begun humanitarian preparations in advance of fighting later this year, when NATO forces are expected to launch their most ambitious assault on Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan since 2001.Kandahar's governor, Tooryalai ... [Published Feb 27 2010 by Yahoo! Canada]

Entities: Kandahar, NATO, Craig King

First Reported Jan 29 2010 - Updated Jan 29 2010 - 1 Documents

Yet more US Army troops for CF's Task Force Kandahar/Globeite Doug Saunders smackdown (2)

The little task force that just a year and a half ago had but two infantry battalions (one Canadian Army, one US) is growing again, perhaps to some six battalions--that would be two thirds of a flipping division. A good piece of reporting by Matthew ... [Published Jan 29 2010 by The Torch - Canada]

Entities: Kandahar, Doug Saunders, Task Force Kandahar

First Reported Jan 07 2010 - Updated Jan 07 2010 - 1 Documents

"Canadian commander announces U.S. deaths in Afghanistan"

Further to this post on the pitiful way the Canadian media cover the (now very substantial with more to come) US Army forces fighting at Kandahar,Afstan: Typical Canadian reporting--balderflippingdash, Part 2/Beyonder Uppestdate: "fair and balanced"--hurla ... [Published Jan 07 2010 by The Torch - Canada]

Entities: Afghanistan, United States, Menard (United States)

First Reported Dec 22 2009 - Updated Dec 22 2009 - 1 Documents

Afstan: Let's hope Brig.-Gen Ménard is right

Optimism again (but compare with Helmand ):Taliban will be marginalized by 2011: Top Canadian general A Canadian soldier aims his weapon during an operation in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province, Sept. 19, 2009.Photograph by: Finbarr O'Reilly, ... [Published Dec 22 2009 by The Torch - Canada]

Entities: Kandahar, Afghanistan, Canada

First Reported Dec 14 2009 - Updated Dec 14 2009 - 1 Documents

US Army

Afstan: CF like the fish in the sea (with three US battalions for company)

Canadian troops are going to the people (see bottom right p. 324 at preceding link)--with the requisite dig at our media at the end of the post: Brig.-Gen. Daniel Menard is thinking big.As the top soldier in Kandahar province, the Canadian commander ... [Published Dec 14 2009 by The Torch - Canada]

Entities: Kandahar, Menard (United States), US Army

First Reported Dec 03 2009 - Updated Dec 03 2009 - 1 Documents

Matthew Fisher

The new US Army battalion under Canadian command: The Torch got it right

Oh, that orbat fun. The end of a post two weeks ago :...According to Menard, up to four more U.S. units could come under Canadian command [emphasis added, see below, perhaps all or part of the brigade combat team mentioned]....maybe the training/mentoring ... [Published Dec 03 2009 by The Torch - Canada]

Entities: Kandahar City, US Army, Matthew Fisher

First Reported Dec 02 2009 - Updated Dec 02 2009 - 1 Documents

Falling Back Is Not a Winning Strategy (The Disaffected Lib)

Canadian forces in Afghanistan are getting a new mission. They're to fall back in defence of Kandahar City. From The Globe & Mail:The idea behind the âring of stabilityâ -- or âdoughnut of stabilityâ, one soldier suggested as a more distinctly ... [Published Dec 02 2009 by Progressive Bloggers]

Entities: Afghanistan, Menard (United States), Kandahar City

First Reported Nov 19 2009 - Updated Nov 20 2009 - 1 Documents

New Canadian commander at Kandahar/More US troops to be under his command?

Interesting development , see speculation about the US unit at the end:The incoming commander of Canadian Forces in Afghanistan is preparing to change the focus of counter-insurgency efforts as he deals with the possibility NATO will once again enlarge ... [Published Nov 19 2009 by The Torch - Canada]

Entities: Kandahar, Menard (United States), Task Force, Nick Carter, Task Force Kandahar

Quotes

" Military rebuffs blogger’s call for top Canadian general to be fired"

" Military rebuffs blogger’s call for top Canadian general to be fired" [The Torch - Canada - Mar 04 2010]

...'I'm not prepared to tell you that air would not be used,' Menard said. "But ... it cannot be the sole fire power that will be used" he said. King said Kandahar presents unique challenges, because it is much more populated than Helmand and insurgents are not concentrated in a few key...

NATO prepares for major Kandahar offensive [Yahoo! Canada - Feb 27 2010]

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The Bridge [Michael Yon - Online Magazine - Mar 11 2010] Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan11 March 2009 The military axiom that “amateurs talk strategy while professionals talk logistics” has special meaning in Afghanistan. ...
" Military rebuffs blogger’s call for top ... [The Torch - Canada - Mar 04 2010] A blogosphere tempest. From Matthew Fisher of Canwest News:KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Canadian military in Afghanistan emphatically denied Wednesday a claim by an ...
Yet more US Army troops for CF's Task Force Kan... [The Torch - Canada - Jan 29 2010] The little task force that just a year and a half ago had but two infantry battalions (one Canadian Army, one US) is growing again, perhaps to some six battalions--that ...
Canadian and US armies going to the people in K... [The Torch - Canada - Jan 18 2010] A story in Stars and Stripes noting the armies' cooperation (something our media rarely mention, the American troops mentioned are under CF command):Running out ...
"Canadian commander announces U.S. deaths ... [The Torch - Canada - Jan 07 2010] Further to this post on the pitiful way the Canadian media cover the (now very substantial with more to come) US Army forces fighting at Kandahar,Afstan: Typical ...