U.S. considers sending special ops to Afghanistan

[Coventina]

Source: Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Washington -- In a sign that the U.S. military is scaling back its goals in Afghanistan, senior Pentagon officials are weighing controversial proposals to send additional teams of highly trained special operations forces to narrowly target the most violent insurgent bands in the country.

The proposals are part of an acknowledgment among senior brass that a large-scale influx of conventional forces is unlikely in the near future because of troop commitments in Iraq. It also reflects the urgency to take some action to reverse recent setbacks in Afghanistan.


Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-us...

[msongs]

1. idiots! waiting 8 years before deciding to do this????? idiots! the Russians are

laughing their heads off as we repeat the same mistakes against the same terrorists/freedom fighters lololol


Msongs

[ohio2007]

2. Are they going to be pulling them from Pakistan?

Troops reassert control over Bajaur hot spots: Early end to operation ruled out

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it could still take several months to extirpate the militants, ...

The IGFC said that the government was not providing any weapons or incentives to the tribal Lashkars operating against militants in the Bajaur tribal region.

The tribesmen have risen up against militants because of the deteriorating law and order situation in Bajaur, he added.

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http://www.dawn.com/2008/10/26/top1.htm

[clear eye]

3. They can't do any worse than the willy-nilly bombing

that is SOP there now.