Oh, the irony! NATO needs more troops to fight Taliban

[babylonsister]

This after dimson, in his speech today, claimed that the Taliban were clearing out of Afghanistan and the situation is markedly improved. Who's briefing this clown anyway?

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4170721.html

Sept. 7, 2006, 3:47PM
NATO needs more troops to fight Taliban

By PAUL GARWOOD Associated Press Writer
© 2006 The Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — NATO's top military commander said Thursday that he needs more troops to fight the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, where a widening insurgency has left hundreds dead, including 21 militants in the alliance's latest air and ground attacks.

U.S. Gen. James L. Jones acknowledged NATO had been surprised by the "level of intensity" of Taliban attacks since the alliance took over from American-led coalition forces in the south in August.
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Iraq-style suicide bombings, highly organized ambushes and dogged resistance have become hallmarks of Taliban holdouts who are fueling Afghanistan's worst violence since the U.S.-led invasion toppled the hard-line regime in late 2001.

NATO officials say current troop levels are enough to combat militants in southern deserts and mountain ranges, or crossing from neighboring Pakistan. But the vast battlefield in the south provides ample cover for insurgents familiar with the terrain and the region's tribes. Additional air support and as many as 2,500 new, highly mobile reserve troops would help finish the conflict faster, the officials said.

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[BOSSHOG]

1. Record Poppy Crop

No way rumsfeld is resigning. Death toll in Iraq climbing. Republicans manipulating their lemmings with the price of gas. Real income way down. And the chickenhawks amongst us are planning for the big bbq this weekend.

My hate is rational.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. "has left hundreds dead, including 21 militants"

They will fight this one for a while, give it up & the Taliban will take over again. It's just a matter of time.

[merh]

3. Oh don't you know

they began the war in Iraq to fight the terrorists some place other than on our shores (over there rather than over here). Afghanistan wasn't good enough, even though OBL was in them thar hills and the war lords and terrorists have been anything but peaceful and democratic over there. We just needed to invade Iraq so we could fight terrorist and win - to defeat the bad guys that want to hurt us.

Doesn't that make sense to you? :crazy: :sarcasm: