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I don't know exactly what to make of the whole operation. Clearly they raised expectations way to high more than once, and then did not produce the implied or promised results, at least to the level that the expectations had been raised to. The Pakistani's themselves have acknowledged that the resistence they encountered was much more than expected, so there were miscalculations. Terrorists were killed and captured, so certainly some positives are in order.

All I can do is read the news reports and try to evaluate the assessments from various sources more informed than I am. Asia Times does publish some stuff that makes me really gag, like Pepe Escobar. Whether this guy from this article is good bad or indifferent I am in no position to tell. It is an opinion piece, and the author definitely has one.

I've speculated that the drastic increase in violence in Uzbekistan may be a sign that some serious hurt was laid on Yuldashev's group (although this article wants us to believe he himself is holed up near Khowst --- who knows).

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"too high" no "to high"

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Honestly, I didn't see the Pakistanis raising expectations very high. "Probably have a high value target cornered" and "may be al Zawahiri, according to intel sources" aren't exactly raising the bar in my book.