‘We’re not going to win this war’
Asia Times
by China Hand
10/29/08
It may come as a shock that the combined military muscle of the West can’t defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan, but according to top military officials it is true. The Afghan adventure is expensive, onerous and unpopular, and most of the 40 or so participating countries want a new strategy. This deteriorating campaign will last for years and all that’s going to change are the objectives, and as far as the United States is concerned, even these are unclear...
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JJ30Df02.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by China Hand
10/29/08
It may come as a shock that the combined military muscle of the West can’t defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan, but according to top military officials it is true. The Afghan adventure is expensive, onerous and unpopular, and most of the 40 or so participating countries want a new strategy. This deteriorating campaign will last for years and all that’s going to change are the objectives, and as far as the United States is concerned, even these are unclear...
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JJ30Df02.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 30. Oct, 10:57
