Jeffers this sounds like a major engagement. I have been following this stuff and had no idea this was brewing.
Jeffers I know you can't share some stuff......but this comment
I'm inclined to think the former, because the bad guys started it, and because the reports of contact are not widespread enough or in the right places for the fat lady to be tuning up.
Who would the fat lady be singing for??
Start with post 234 and work your way thru the thread .....some interesting info and cool maps posted.
In this context, the fat lady would be singing for the operation itself. These things sometimes follow a pattern, just like a bar fight. First a war of words, as each side decides it's had enough and isn't going to take any more, then some pushing and shoving as each side works up their nerve (or backs down, in some cases), which is where we're at now. Depending on who you're listening to, there are from 30k to 75k Pak troops in the tribal belt, meaning that all the engagements so far have really only involved the recon screens and forward elements. The main body has yet to engage. Once the main battles are fought, the fat lady will sing, for the season anyway. The passes close somewhere along about mid-November and both sides settle down to winter and hatch plans for next year.