Protracted guerrilla war foreseen for US in Afghanistan - Stratfor03-11-02]

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>From Statfor
It is worth noting that Taliban forces have slipped away from
known positions before, outwitting allied forces. This occurred
in November, when Taliban fighters abandoned Afghanistan's cities
with almost no losses only to regroup in the countryside and
prepare for future battles. These weathered warriors are too
skillful to simply lie still and wait for U.S. air power to
destroy their main forces.

No da!   This has all been done before, the US CIA, etc were there while it
was being done to the Soviets.  The CIA taught them how to shoot down
helicoptors.  Imo, there's no way in hell that US commanders didn't realize
it was gonna happen again.  They had to kill a lot of innocent people just
for the show.  Now they're sending the US lambs to slaughter. Maybe it's
just a ratings game.  Maybe it's something else.  Makes you wonder what kind
of people were left to be caught and sent to Cuba.  Bottom line, Bush needs
this war until he can get a new one going.

All that talk by the GI's about wimps and the way the Afghans are fighting
is ridiculous.  They should have been told that this was what to expect
doncha think?