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| Afghanistan |
| ‘Taliban realizes they cannot win militarily’, says Gen. Miller |
| 2018-11-02 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Commander of the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... -led Resolute Support Mission and U.S. forces in Afghanistan Gen. Scott Miller has said the conflict in Afghanistan could only be ended through a political solution, emphasizing that the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... also realizes that they cannot win militarily. In an exclusive interview with NBC News Gen. Miller said he recognizes that the solution in Afghanistan will be political, not military. "This is not going to be won militarily," Miller said. "This is going to a political solution." "My assessment is the Taliban also realizes they cannot win militarily. So if you realize you can’t win militarily at some point, fighting is just, people start asking why. So you do not necessarily wait us out, but I think now is the time to start working through the political piece of this conflict." However, denial ain't just a river in Egypt... he said "We are more in an offensive mindset and don’t wait for the Taliban to come and hit [us]." Gen. Miller further added "So that was an adjustment that we made early on. We needed to because of the amount of casualties that were being absorbed." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 This still begs the question; why are the talibs able to persevere to such an extent? They are all the above like any other Afghan. |
| Posted by: Roger Smith 2018-11-02 22:26 |
| #1 it could be won if enough Afghans really supported the govt and were sufficiently competent to make up an effective military force but sadly a huge number don't support the govt and of those that do a lot are beholden to tribal interests above the central govt and of those that aren't many are so poorly educated that they make poor soldies and then there are many afghans who actually support the Taliban or the Islamic State |
| Posted by: lord garth 2018-11-02 11:26 |