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| Afghanistan |
| Brit Marine commander indulges in over-confidence... |
| 2002-05-08 |
| The commander of British marine commandos in Afghanistan said on Wednesday that the military campaign against al Qaeda and Taliban guerrillas in the country was "all but won." Brigadier Roger Lane told reporters he expected offensive operations, such as the British-led "Snipe" mission under way in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, would end in a matter of weeks rather than months. "We believe we're on the right way, that the fight against AQT (al Qaeda and Taliban) in Afghanistan is all but won, that they're not showing a predisposition to reorganize and regroup to mount offensive operations against us," Lane said. Oh, cheeze. He said it. Now every turban on two continents is gonna come boiling out of the hinterlands, waving guns and howling "jihad!" He oughta know better! |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |