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2006-07-29 Afghanistan

U.S.-led offensive against Taliban easing

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Posted by ed 2006-07-29 19:48|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Huh. If you define 'defending yourself' as making sure your little castles are safe you'll cede the rest of the land to the Taliban.

Oh well I suppose Unka Sam can come back and scare the bad men away for you

Posted by Oldcat 2006-07-29 20:17|| 2006-07-29 20:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Taliban indigenous resistance bleeds U.S.-led troops to a halt. While Taliban fighters celebrate NATO and Rumsfeld confer to plan likely pull out of all Afghanistan forces.

Posted by AP Rapporteur 2006-07-29 21:58|| 2006-07-29 21:58|| Front Page Top

#3 32:1 is a sa-weeeet kill ratio!

Posted by Brett 2006-07-29 23:37|| 2006-07-29 23:37|| Front Page Top

#4 It is a tactical evolution from a dynamic pursuit to consolidating gains.

There is a law of diminishing returns for the former, where enemy contacts drop off so much that it just isn't worth it to continue. So at that point, you advance the civilian authority to take charge over the land you've cleared.

In other words, it takes a lot of police to sweep a bad neighborhood, but once it's swept, it just takes a few police to keep it reasonably crime free. So the emphasis can change to solving the underlying problems, like development, so that the neighborhood will *want* to stay crime free.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-07-29 23:52|| 2006-07-29 23:52|| Front Page Top

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