[untenured]

They only update once a day, so the Mazar-i-Sharif analysis is already old, but the rest is interesting as always.

[SLB]

Apache

[RippleFire]

BUMP for sensible analysis. Thanks for posting it.

[SAMWolf]

[John H K]

I just heard Jim Dunnigan on the hourly ABC radio news update briefly talking about Mazar-i-Sharif (they gave the strategypage.com URL too) so it's great he's finally back in the major media where he should be..will get mondo hits for their page, I bet, too...it was very short..he was basically just talking about how great it would be if Mazar fell....but I wonder if he'll make the TV nightly news like he finally did during the Gulf War land war(He couldn't get on the major media during the Gulf War buildup because he wasn't telling them what they wanted to hear...he was pointing out the Iraqis were badly overrated, had no desert fighting experience, desert wars don't last very long, etc.)

Looks like Strategypage may be overtaking Stratfor and garbage sites like Newsmax for military analysis on FR, which is a great thing.

[JoeGar]

"... Perhaps most reporters aren't good at math, but ..."

Heh, heh, heh. Nice dig.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[Travis McGee]

bttt

[colorado tanker]

Mazar is the key. With Mazar's road junction under friendly control, US forces from Uzbekistan can strike unimpeded deep into Afghanistan. It also allows the N.A., with a little help from their friends, to open a second front against Kabul. Go get 'em boys!

[mad_as_he$$]

Ok I DO NOT believe this report. Apaches CANNOT be refueled in the air and do not have the range to fly from the carriers. SO where are they coming from or where are they getting fueled at?

Now if you tell me that it a Pave-low of some sort then I believe it. The only other option is that there is a significant ground base in Afghanistan that has the capability to sustain those actions. SORRY no sale.

[Mannaggia l'America]

There have also been over a thousand Taliban troops (led by their commanders) who have switched sides.

Am I the only one that doesn't like this "switching sides" stuff? Would you want a guy fighting next to you who last week was shooting at you?

If you fought with the Taliban, you either stay with them and take your beating, become our POW, or go home and hide.

[TADSLOS]

The accuracy of this report is doubtful. MH-6's maybe. AH-64's, I doubt it, at least not yet.