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General Says He’s Hopeful About Taliban War
The New York Times ^ | October 12, 2008 | JOHN F. BURNS

Posted on 10/13/2008 12:08:18 AM PDT by Soliton

“I absolutely reject that idea, I don’t believe it,” the general said, adding: “It is true that there are many places in this country that don’t have an adequate level of security. We don’t have progress as even and as fast as any of us would like. But we are not losing in Afghanistan.”

At another point, he was more emphatic. There are major challenges facing the war effort, he said, “But we will win.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; johnfburns; oef; taliban
The Times headline says "hopefull", but the General sounds confident to me.
1 posted on 10/13/2008 12:08:18 AM PDT by Soliton
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To: Soliton

...does this mean were not going to negotiate with the Taliban?


2 posted on 10/13/2008 12:11:38 AM PDT by americanophile
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