Or you could be smelling Iraq. Time will tell. GEN Petraeus knows how to meld the political and the military. After Iraq, I trust him.
So Iraq is a success? How so? As soon as we leave they will revert right back to their infidel hating tribal savage ways. Soon, some Iraqi Colonel will step forward, draw his sidearm, shoot it above a crowd and bellow out: “I’m the new Saddam! Death to the Infidels!”.
Back to zero.
Getting opposing militants to stand down was something to behold. For me, it is difficult to believe these kind of things until they really happen. It is hard to over look the concept that the Taliban is buying time. However the idea that Taliban is experiencing staffing shortages is an attractive idea.