http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/13/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Commander-Killed.php In the war that needs winning, this is good news if true. Of course, I do remember a time when we actually had that war won. Whoops.
The enemy is in a billion different places including Iraq. How do you WIN it in one place and by killing one man?
We started a justified war against afghanistan and its government because they facilitated the attacks on america in a very tangible way. The leaders of that government are still at large and are still operating against us. You WIN that war by securing the country and capturing the leaders of the former government. This is a good step. We should be much, much farther along, but I think that something distracted us and diverted our resources. Does that mean that we will have no more enemies in the world? Of course not, but that doesn't mean that we throw up our hands in the justified war against the government of Afghanistan. The other thing to keep in mind when looking at our multi-wars is that we ARE justified in taking out the government of the country that was actively housing the people who attack us. By doing so efficiently, it would make it less likely that a country that is less than friendly to us would take the same actions for fear that they would be destroyed.
Wow. That is impressive. Who is gonna replace Taliban #1? We've killed a dozen or so taliban/al-queda #2's....
"We should be much, much farther along, but I think that something distracted us and diverted our resources" I am not sure about that their terrain is crazy. Bring a big US force up a mountain how easy is that to do? Especially when the enemy is already up the mountain. I could see why we felt let the Afgans do it, and support them with air power not to mention a lot of money.
The best thing the US could do in Afghanistan is to assume a support role in Helmand province which is the largest, most stragetic and largest producer of opium in the country. There are currently around 1500 British troops stationed there. It might not sound like a substantial force but they are an element of 16th Air Assault Brigade, a force trained to the standard of most special forces. This as well as roaming elements of special forces such as the SAS and SBS makes the British force an extremely powerful fighting force. This unfortunatly is let down by the poor logistics of the British Army. If the US forces could swallow their pride and provide this support you would see a change. There is a far greater chance for victory in Afghanistan than in Iraq.
Yet another problem with going into Iraq. Even if you think it was the right thing to do, it should have waited until we were finished in Afghanistan. Our Iraq adventure eroded the support we needed for Afghanistan, and diverted our focus, energy, resources, and troops. This was clear at the time, and just as clear today.
Scummer didn't suffer near enough. Surprised one of the Afghanis didn't behead him, even if he was already dead. They should bury him in a pig pen, facing away from Mecca.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,272374,00.html?sPage=fnc.world/afghanistan Have 60 more joined their leader? I just hope that there are not civilian casualties mixed in, which has often been alleged in similar recent reports.
25 people dead on the Afghan/Pakistani border is a suicide bomb attack. Seems likely that this is retaliation for Dudullah. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070515/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_explosion Anyways Dudullah's death seems like a welcome breath of fresh air amidst the mounting criticism against coalition troops in Afghanistan. US troops alone have been linked with several dozen civilian deaths in Afghanistan this spring.