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I understand what you're saying. Our military are fighting in Afghanistan. I think that the Al-Qaeda and the Taliban probably don't feel too much like our men are showing weakness. In fact, every time they look up and see the planes and see the bombs dropping I don't think their thoughts are "Gee, look at how WEAK they are!!" That is where the battle is, that is what the Taliban/AL-Qaeda are seeing. . .

Nonesense. There is too much attention being paid to the destruction our war machine has wrought. We still have a long way to go. I look around and I see I lot of premature celbrations of victory. We haven't done shit yet. Was there anyone who doubted that our air power would decimate the Taliban and Al Qaeda's standing armies? Of course not. The real test is going to be against a faceless enemy waging a war of attrition against our troops on the ground, the Alliance, and UN peacekeepers. There are going to be casualties. There is no question about that. Our troops will die in ambushes, firefights, and terrorist acts committed on foreign soil. The only question is how we will react. Will we turn tail and run or will it harden our resolve..?

There are going to be casualties. There is no question about that. Our troops will die in ambushes, firefights, and terrorist acts committed on foreign soil. The only question is how we will react. Will we turn tail and run or will it harden our resolve..?

I don't think I said that there won't be casualties. I hope we can keep the numbers low.

We did in 2 months what the old Soviet regime failed to do in 10 years in Afghanistan. Our military have run a great operation so far. I agree, we have a long way to go. The War in Afghanistan is only beginning, no doubt. On to Somalia is what I'm hearing the last two days. But what do I know? We'll see what developes.

I don't see much difference between our opinions. Thanks for the post. . .

Excerpt of President Bush's radio address to the nation September 15, 2001 after the WTC/Pentagon Terrorists Attacks of September 11, 2001:

This is a conflict without battlefields or beachheads, a conflict with opponents who believe they are invisible. Yet, they are mistaken. They will be exposed, and they will discover what others in the past have learned: Those who make war against the United States have chosen their own destruction.