U.S. military says Taliban set to retake power: report

[Bigmack]

A lot of American blood and treasure gonna be flushed down the bowl...

I hat to say it.. wait, No I don't hate to say it... I fucking told you so!
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The United States military has said in a secret report that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control over Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, Britain's Times of London newspaper said Wednesday.

"Many Afghans are already bracing themselves for an eventual return of the Taliban," the newspaper said, quoting the report. "Once ISAF (NATO-led forces) is no longer a factor, Taliban consider their victory inevitable," it quoted the report.

The Times said the "highly classified" report was put together by the U.S. military at Bagram air base in Afghanistan for top NATO officers last month. The BBC also carried a report on the leaked document.

Large swathes of Afghanistan have already been handed back to Afghan security forces, with the last foreign combat troops due to leave by the end of 2014.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/01/us-afghan-nato-report-idUSTRE81006N20120201

[bullwinkle428]

1. Wow. There are no words.

[FarCenter]

2. This was never in doubt

The only solution is to partition Afghanistan along the Hindu Kush, and to arm the Tajiks, Uzbeks, Turkmen, Hazara, etc. in the North and West well enough to keep the Pashtuns from subjugating them.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

3. you might be right, but lets let them partition it themselves. We've done enough damage. n/t