Air strikes will continue until next summer

Telegraph ^ | 11/10/2001

[maquiladora]

When Tony Blair said we're in this for the long haul, he wasn't kidding...

[InvisibleChurch]

thankxz for the post

Afterburners leave streaks of light during catapult launches from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise as Navy fighter aircraft depart for strike missions over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, October 7, 2001. (Todd Bent/US Navy via Reuters)

[SamAdams76]

If I had an extra few thousand dollars right now, I'd invest all of it in Raytheon. They will be making missiles around the clock for the forseeable future.

[DinkyDau]

Bombing through next summer? Holy s#!t! The planes are already returning with unused bombs because they're running out of targets! How can this be?

[blam]

TI which makes the HARM had an $11.00 jump in stock price in one day. You may be late.

[NativeNewYorker]

Great image.

Our air crews are attacking remote hostiles, and THEN landing on a carrier in the dark.

God bless 'em.

[FReethesheeples]

"ALL YOU BASE ARE BELONG TO US."

Why abandon a sound idea?

[Tai_Chung]

Next Summer?

Although Americans are usually accused of not having much "staying power", I predict it will be our friends in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East that will blink first in this face-off.

[goldstategop]

I wouldn't believe it.... its disinformation to lull the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden into thinking we're going to give up. We want them to drop their guard, thinking the coast is clear and resume business as usual while calling their bluff when their pants are down and they can't pull them back up. If that's the strategy it wouldn't surprise me if our enemies began to get overconfident and think they had won. They just have no idea what's going to happen next and truth be told neither do we.

[FReethesheeples]

bump

[FReethesheeples]

Don't worry, their goose is cooked.

Their a** is grass.

[freefly]

I find it difficult to believe that there will be any significant bombable targets
left by the end of this month, let alone in 9 months.
(There arn't many left NOW...)

[Texaggie79]

They will probably keep flying around looking for terrorist camps and hideouts. After a full year of search and destroy, I think they will get the message.

Plus it will give you plenty of time to spam FR with your ADS :-)

[Paradox]

I find it difficult to believe that there will be any significant bombable targets left by the end of this month, let alone in 9 months. (There arn't many left NOW...)

Every time Achmed sticks his head out of a cave, THAT is a new target..

I suspect that this statement was meant to demoralize the Taliban. Although I could imagine them continuing bombing ad infinitum, like we are doing in Iraq. Small scale stuff.

[Int]

Air strikes (on Afghanistan alone?) will continue until next summer? That's mad!

[NEJake]

I imagine that we have a pretty good idea about the locations of the cave hidaways and will be systematically changing the geography of the Himalayan foothils for awhile.

[Mr.E]

"Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar's followers are deserting him"

I wonder if the also deserted their "Death to all American dogs" also? These reptiles would cut your wives throats in a second. Got a problem here!

[marshmallow]

This is for the consumption of the Taliban and Bin Laden. The aim would be to chip away at morale in the ranks and perhaps facilitate the process of desertion.

The actual duration of bombing is classified and I doubt very much if a US/Brit commander would go public with this information.

[freefly]

I suspect you are correct.
When they say "strikes will continue", it may well mean that they are striking at whatever moves.
It certainly has to have an effect on moral!
I just hope they aren't planning on doing the same as has been done with Iraq.
Either win, or get out.
The action in Iraq is just a good way to keep people po'ed.

[CalConservative]

Bombing through next summer? Holy s#!t! The planes are already returning with unused bombs because they're running out of targets! How can this be?

It keeps the rats in their holes and wears on them psychologically. Nothing quite like knowing that U.S. planes are out there looking for targets of opportunity to discourage you from showing your face. Eventually, if the Taliban is going to try to stay in power, they have to come out of their hiding places and do something. Then, wham, we are there bombing them again.