[NutCrackerBoy]

They are fighting smart, employing guerrilla warfare.

The Afghani government soldiers themselves are sure to be better equipped. And do I understand correctly that more and more of the "foreign" peacekeeping in Afghanistan is being turned over to Germans and others?

For various reasons, if it is US/UK alone, we won't be able to sustain in both Afghanistan and Iraq and ... wherever. However, if several countries are commited long term, and yes the UN (shudder), to containing this guerilla warfare, I think the experience of the Russians need not necessarily be repeated.

[Cronos]

However, if several countries are commited long term

Well, we ought to get the Indians in and they wouldn't have any objections to helping out hte Afghnis and neither would the Afghnis, since the Inds were their supporters even when the rest of the world more or less accepted the Talibs in the late 90s.

Plus, I doubt the indians would raise any objections, unlike the fudging over raq.