The question is, Is the Pentagon _politically_ prepared for a long struggle?
Carrol
Pentagon Says Taliban Is Ready for Long Fight
By Vernon Loeb and Thomas E. Ricks Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, October 25, 2001; Page A01
The Pentagon acknowledged for the first time yesterday that Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia is proving to be a tenacious opponent and is hunkering down for a long fight that could drag on for months through the harsh Afghan winter.
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