We've heard this before
Apparently, NATO command thinks they'll know within 4 months whether they are making any progress against the Taliban. Last time I heard a schedule that optimistic, it was BushCo talking about Iraq - and we all know just how swimmingly that went.
When a couple of kids in the US do it, it's vandalism; when a couple of kids in the Middle East somewhere do it, it's Hijacking.
Why does this strike me as more of a propaganda piece than anything else?
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With regards to the NATO commander's comments.
It does not sound at all like the type of comments BushCo makes.
The typical BushCo comment is that the objectives will be met by such and such a date, or that great progress is being made in the operation in question. The stated assumption is that the 'Plan' is working quite well indeed.
The NATO commander has said that we should know within four months whether the current strategy is working or not. Sounds like a professional rather than a political observation to me.
-The Bungle Lord
When it comes to any military operations in the Middle East, months seems like a very short time.
At best, you might find the Taliban 'going to ground', but that may simply be nothing more than a move in a large game of 'whack-a-mole'.
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