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2010-02-14 Afghanistan

Operation Moshtarak in Afghanistan has 'gone to plan', say British military chiefs

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Posted by tipper 2010-02-14 09:58|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 According to Clausewitz only amateurs see the plan unfold after the first contact with the enemy.

Posted by Kelly 2010-02-14 14:50|| 2010-02-14 14:50|| Front Page Top

#2 PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > [Colonel Imam] MULLAH OMAR MENTOR SAYS TALIBAN WILL NEVER DE DEFEATED | US-NATO FORCES TRAPPED IN AFGHANISTAN, EVENTUALLY THE WEST WILL TIRE | COLONEL IMAM: THE WEST MUST BEGOTIATE WID TALIBAN INSURGENTS. US-Allies have no choice as in AFGHANISTAN = AFPAK REGION, "THE MORE THEY [Locals, Talibs] ARE DEFEATED, THE MORE THEY EXPAND/WAGE WAR".

So went CHINA, INDIA, MONGOLS, BRITISH, + RUSSIANS, SO WILL GO THE US = US-NATO/WEST???

SHade of WW2's OPER BARBAROSSA > SOVIET ANTS-VS. NAZI-ELEPHANT ANALOGY = the seemingly ominipotent German Nazi Elephant = HITLER'S WERMACHT may originally succeed in killing many 000's or more Soviet Ants at a time, but in LT the Ants will slowly steadily gnaw + grind/eat the Elephant to the bone.

versus

* DAILY TIMES.PK > HILLARY: US IS NOT INTERESTED IN OCCUPYING AFGHANISTAN.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-02-14 23:42|| 2010-02-14 23:42|| Front Page Top

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