Then how come we are still sending toops over there ? How come we are still dropping bombs ?
We haven't defeated the Taliban? Where are they?
In Pakistan. I think the more important question is : where is bin Laden, he's the one responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks.
I'm not criticizing the US response to the 9/11 attack, I just think it is dangerous and premature to declare victory. Both Rumsfeld and GW have cautioned that there is still a long way to go in this thing.
One definition of defeat is "to overcome". As a government, the Taliban has been overcome. We are not yet victorious in the "War on Terror" but in this battle we have defeated the Taliban's goal to remain in power.
I hope I didn't give the impression that I think we are at, or even near, the end. I acknowledge that this article is discussing how mistaken (purposely?) the Leftist media were on only one of many objectives in this "war". There are many.
I hope one of those objectives will be that we hang tough with our demands that any Taliban fighters be found, confined, and tried. That is (I think) why the bombs and troops are still being actively used. It looks as though our "allies" are attempting to say "Thanks but we'll take it from here." I think allowing that would be a mistake.