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| Afghanistan |
| Taliban surge not expected |
| 2008-03-07 |
| The top U.S. military commander in the Mideast says he doesn't expect the Taliban to launch a spring offensive this year. Admiral William Fallon says that, if anything, he expects the military momentum in Afghanistan to continue to swing in the direction of coalition forces. Fallon told the House of Representatives armed services committee that any spring offensive is going to be carried out by coalition forces. Fallon concedes that while the situation in Afghanistan is still not ideal, he says recent improvements have been encouraging. The United States plans on sending another 3,200 marines to Afghanistan this year, in part to stave off any uptick in violence that might come with the warmer weather. Fallon says the influx will give Gen. Dan McNeil, head of coalition forces in Afghanistan, the "shot in the arm he needs to really go after ... security, particularly in the south, where he intends to deploy those forces." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Don't be so sure. IRNA > TOP CLERIC [Khatami]SAYS ISRAEL/ZIONISTS SHOULD WAIT FOR ANOTHER INTIFADA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-03-07 21:08 |
| #6 The way they burn through taliwhackers I can't believe they have any left at this point. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-03-07 16:54 |
| #5 Shucks, I was so looking forward to Spring Offensive: Die Harder Faster 2. I guess the Brutal Afghan Winter(tm) must be slowing production. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-03-07 13:04 |
| #4 The Taliban are going to be too busy staying alive in Pakistan to be doing any spring offending in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2008-03-07 12:26 |
| #3 Gone fishing...INFIDEL!!! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-03-07 10:02 |
| #2 The US Marines: We're looking for a few good targets. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-03-07 07:03 |
| #1 Taliban surge not expected Aww, ran out of Taliban, did they? |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-03-07 01:45 |