Thousands of U.S. soldiers are preparing an operation against Taliban insurgents to preempt an expected spring offensive which could upset plans for Afghan parliamentary elections, a senior American general said in an interview Tuesday. ...That is, continue to do the same things you've been doing all along. Meanwhile, you say the Taliban - who've been "defeated," what, six, seven times now? - are preparing an offensive which we have to "preempt."
He said the aim is to tighten the Afghan-Pakistan border by sending special forces on raids against rebel leaders.
Still, violence continues to plague the south and east, where militants are strongest. A roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers in Uruzgan province last week, and American officials say militants continue to cross to and from neighboring Pakistan. To reinforce the frontier, [Maj. Gen. Eric] Olson said the U.S. military would establish several new camps close to the border. He said Afghan forces would also reposition "along and astride" routes used by militants. And he promised to strengthen cooperation with Pakistani forces across the border.
Jeez, if this is success, what would failure look like? Oh, yeah, we know that too, don't we?
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