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Tanker · 10-12-2006, 07:28 PM

OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) -- Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall.

General Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defense staff, said Thursday that Taliban fighters were using the forests as cover. In response, the crew of at least one armored car had camouflaged their vehicle with marijuana.

"The challenge is that marijuana plants absorb energy, heat very readily. It's very difficult to penetrate with thermal devices. ... And as a result you really have to be careful that the Taliban don't dodge in and out of those marijuana forests," he said in a speech in Ottawa, Canada.

"We tried burning them with white phosphorous -- it didn't work. We tried burning them with diesel -- it didn't work. The plants are so full of water right now ... that we simply couldn't burn them," he said.

Even successful incineration had its drawbacks.

"A couple of brown plants on the edges of some of those [forests] did catch on fire. But a section of soldiers that was downwind from that had some ill effects and decided that was probably not the right course of action," Hiller said dryly.

One soldier told him later: "Sir, three years ago before I joined the army, I never thought I'd say 'That damn marijuana'."

Spunky · 10-12-2006, 07:30 PM

I wonder if those are male plants..I remember smoking afghani weed and that shit was killer

MaddCaz · 10-12-2006, 07:31 PM

wow biiiig

Tanker · 10-12-2006, 07:31 PM

It's a forest of weed that they cannot destroy even with white phosphorus thats pretty crazy

Tanker · 10-12-2006, 07:32 PM

when I was in the Marines if we had to go to war we would keep white phosphorus grenades handy in case we had to destroy the tank

one for the breech of the gun, one for the engine and one for the computers

pr0 · 10-12-2006, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Tanker

It's a forest of weed that they cannot destroy even with white phosphorus thats pretty crazy

Garunteed they didn't drench the field in W.P., or diesel....it sounds like they tried to get one area going...& it wouldn't spread.

Seems they have ZERO real air support.

What happened to good ole' napalm?

donkevlar · 10-12-2006, 07:48 PM

Now if everyone just sat down and smoked some of that shit... we'd all get along

BusterBunny · 10-12-2006, 07:49 PM

there have to be some dutch nato troops there somewhere that can handle the task....

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 10-12-2006, 07:53 PM

That should drive up the price of Paki hash...shouldn't they be going after the heroin producing opium which is at pre-invasion, pre-Taliban levels?

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marketsmart · 10-12-2006, 07:55 PM

fuck, 10 footers! thats big!

BusterBunny · 10-12-2006, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

That should drive up the price of Paki hash...shouldn't they be going after the heroin producing opium which is at pre-invasion, pre-Taliban levels?

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not to mention weed is legal in canada isn't it?

squishypimp · 10-12-2006, 07:56 PM

this thread needs pics

reynold · 10-13-2006, 12:14 AM

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this thread needs pics

Of tanks using those plants as their comouflage..

GatorB · 10-13-2006, 02:21 AM

"A couple of brown plants on the edges of some of those [forests] did catch on fire. But a section of soldiers that was downwind from that had some ill effects and decided that was probably not the right course of action," Hiller said dryly.

Hmmmm "ill effects"? You mean like getting high?

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Tanker Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 9,287	Canada troops battle 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) -- Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall. General Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defense staff, said Thursday that Taliban fighters were using the forests as cover. In response, the crew of at least one armored car had camouflaged their vehicle with marijuana. "The challenge is that marijuana plants absorb energy, heat very readily. It's very difficult to penetrate with thermal devices. ... And as a result you really have to be careful that the Taliban don't dodge in and out of those marijuana forests," he said in a speech in Ottawa, Canada. "We tried burning them with white phosphorous -- it didn't work. We tried burning them with diesel -- it didn't work. The plants are so full of water right now ... that we simply couldn't burn them," he said. Even successful incineration had its drawbacks. "A couple of brown plants on the edges of some of those [forests] did catch on fire. But a section of soldiers that was downwind from that had some ill effects and decided that was probably not the right course of action," Hiller said dryly. One soldier told him later: "Sir, three years ago before I joined the army, I never thought I'd say 'That damn marijuana'." __________________ Tanker ICQ 3427575 CCBTools Now featured in the CCBill.com APP STORE

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