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To: unclewest who wrote (10161)	11/13/2001 6:56:58 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Anti-Taliban Tribals March on Kandahar dailynews.yahoo.com

To: unclewest who wrote (10161)	11/13/2001 7:10:07 AM
From: Poet	Respond to of 281500

Thanks. I just posted an article in this morning's NYT, which seems to be saying that a retreat to the sough -- Kandahar -- might help the Taliban regroup and focus their efforts from a real stronghold. Also, CNN is reporting that the eight foreign aid workers (including two American women) who have been held pending trial, have been moved out of Kabul by the Taliban.

To: unclewest who wrote (10161)	11/13/2001 7:20:08 AM
From: Condor	Respond to of 281500

Whew!...deja vu or what? Bush Jr. is at the crossroads of decision making that his dad was when they put the run on the Iraqis. IMO he can't hold back now. It would never wash at home a second time. I'm thinking that an escalated full out push south is necessary and immediately ( and I mean immediately) the humanitarian and political vacuum behind the front lines should be filled poste haste. This is where the war on terrorism and victory over dissident muslims worldwide can be won NOW. The front is not the battle line now but the humanitarian and political reconstruction. The UN, Bangladesh, Northern Alliance and the US should immediately undertake a intermediate control status. The NA should be warned by the US that atrocities wil lin no way be tolerated. Atrocities could undermine the entire victory and plunge the country into a secondary war. While hesitant to involve themselves in the politics of Afghanistan, I see no way out in the short term. They have to take control until stability ensues. This war is at a crucial juncture and the situation is very dangerous. The stunning and lightening advance have changed the dynamics of the situation and I'm inclined to think that global military ground forces are now in order, as temporary peacekeeping and security.

To: unclewest who wrote (10161)	11/14/2001 8:16:33 PM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

i still think we get a dirty fight in here somewhere. Your cautiousness is echoed by a STRATFOR analysis: stratfor.com Ground War Strategies Part 4: What's Next for the Taliban? 2340 GMT, 011114 Summary The Taliban have withdrawn from major Afghan cities and dispersed into the countryside. However, they are far from defeated; they have simply abandoned positional, frontal warfare for the guerrilla tactics more suited to their numbers and resources. In doing so, they have also reset the clock on the conflict in Afghanistan. The Taliban war plan will play out over the coming years rather than days. ...