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Stalemate in Afghanistan??

online.wsj.com — The inability of the Marines to dominate the area is an extreme example of how limited troop numbers, especially in the country’s strategically vital south, have hampered the U.S. ability to eradicate the Taliban threat. The U.S. and NATO-led coalition has easily defeated the Taliban in battle, but struggled to prevent insurgents returning

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  • gbudavid, on 05/24/2009, -1/+18FTA:Still, the new approach won’t bring enough troops to put overwhelming force into every hotspot, suggesting that Now Zad and other pockets won’t see relief any time soon. Afghanistan’s terrain, replete with inaccessible valleys and remote villages, exacerbates the shortfall.
  • EarlOfLade, on 05/25/2009, -1/+2I wonder why Americans hate learning from others experiences?

    The Soviets spent quite a few year pissing around in the mountains of Afghanistan and to what avail? Get out of Afghanistan before it will bleed the taxpayers dry, and it will if you don't, just ask the Russians.
    You can spend the next 10 years walking up and down the mountains but you will not get Bin Laden, you are, as usual, using the wrong approach.

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