this is my suspicion -
No,. 1 = we now have crack troops just across that region in Afghanistan - the 173rd Airborne Task Force - in the Kunar Region, which OBL considers home and has been seen scooting down the mountainsides to spend the winter in the Korengal Valley -
NO. 1: Heretofore, Musharif's operations have been bomb/cease fire/retreat (due to restrictions?) and let the scum regroup and recoup, getting expedientially stronger...
No 3: India issues a "regrets" and the U.S. is "disappointed" and then both go on to hoping for future free election in Jan.
Those are hardly condemnations. Methinks we may be standing ready on the border of Afghanistan with highly trained boots on the ground and plenty of air cover...and India the same on her borders - now we're about to tighten the noose?
No. 4: Winter is coming on hard in the mountains of the Hindu Kush - the Taliban and al Q go to ground for the winter - and winter is near impossible for successful campaigns there -
NOW is the time to
