Afghanistan: Taliban Resurgence is Not a Good Sign

I thought we had chased the Taliban to Pakistan with UBL.

Is it my imagination, or is their more military action going on against Taliban and other insurgent groups by coalition forces?

First the potential massacre of unarmed Iraqis in Haditha, now in Afghanistan there is anti-American riots in Kabul and bombing of innocent civilians just to kill some Taliban fighters.

Why are we screwing up lately so much?

Does our military have the sufficient troop strengths and equipment to do the job?

If the Afghans can't take care of the supposedly "small numbers" of Taliban fighters, what hope do we ever have of the Iraqis becoming able to develop a strong enough military and police assets to take care of the insurgent problem and bring security to that much larger country?

And most of all, if we can't handle these supposed "mop up" operations, what chance do we have to convience the Iranians to back down on their nuclear aspirations and the control of their worldwide terror networks?

The "sphere" of terror assets that the Iranians control makes Al Qaeda look like the local chapter of the PTA!

The ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu said that military power is most oppressive when you achieve your objective without using it.

Do you really think that the Iranians are going to bend to any type of diplomatic effort to disarm and comply with international law? That worked real well with Saddam Hussein! Saddam was holding a "bluff" poker hand of cards to play in the "big casino" of world affairs. His miltary assets were no match for the war machine of the West.

The Iranians, on the other hand have been very active in converting their vast petroleum earnings into purchasing the best weaponry that money can buy. And unlike the Iraqis, they command a vast terrorist network to exacerbate any war planning on the part of Rummy and his war council.

It's almost like Rummy has been hiring a gypsy medium to consult Lyndon Johnson and Robert Mcnamara from beyond the grave on war strategies.

The Captain thinks that more and more our Middle East adventures look more and more like another war from the last century. However, unlike Vietnam, the stakes at this poker table are very high.

When it comes time to deal with the Iranians, will America have to go "all in"?