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To: Brumar89 who wrote (209337)	6/22/2007 12:53:42 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793955

The Taliban Spring Offensive didn't happen, and the Taliban took a beating from NATO and U.S. attacks. The Taliban persisted in trying to use platoon size (30-50 gunmen) units, which regularly were spotted by UAVs and blasted by smart bombs. In response to this, the Taliban are cooperating more with al Qaeda terror attacks. These are more successful, but will not win Taliban back control of the country. In fact, as demonstrated in Iraq and elsewhere, al Qaeda terrorism just make the terrorists more unpopular with the population they are trying to intimidate and conquer. Al Qaeda leaders have not yet come to grips with this reality.... Afghanistan is a perfect example of how to conduct successful unconventional warfare with SF assets supported by some conventional Infantry and CAS. Petreaus should hustle over there and learn how to the same in Iraq.