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To: TimF who wrote (34469)	7/16/2002 9:05:30 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

5,000 wouldn't be enough unless the US can do almost nothing to help and they also get subsantial help from a few of the "regional governors". Enough to do what? Engage the Afghan army? There isn't any Afghan army, just a collection of nominally allied individuals with their own armed followings. Even that nominal alliance seems more than a bit shaky. 5000 might not be enough to retake Kabul, but it would be enough to make an unholy mess, seriously threaten the foreign troop contingents, and place a serious strain on the deployment of special forces, which would also be much in demand in Iraq. I'm sure US planners are aware of the threat, and it wouldn't surprise me at all to see some aggressive operations aimed at the Taliban/Al Qaeda remnants before any operation aimed at Iraq is initiated.