Sounds like Nam all over.
I recall the heavy foliage in the jungles and tunneling were offered up as reasons for the high American death tolls.
Now, a barren rocky wasteland called Afghanistan is proving too much to keep our troops safe?
Where are the drones? The satellite photos? The spotters?
...or am I watching too many movies?
....the Taliban is starting to get it together now...just like the Communists did in VietNam...I expect even larger co-ordinated attacks in the future....it’s worth remembering that towards the end of the Russian involvement, they had whole battalions being ambushed...it takes considerable military capability to do that.
Haven’t you heard?? Obama is going to make nice with the Taliban, they ain’t the enemy anymore. Sure their killing our guys all over but darn it they just want to oppress women and shut down or blow up girls schools, they ain’t OUR enemies after all.
I don’t know if its true or a trial balloon, but it makes me mad. I think the Generals should all quit if that happens and nobody should sign up for the armed forces.
Yeah. The final French battles. Fortunately, air power's become a little more helpful since then.