The main difference between Iraq and Afghanistan will be the kind of bombs used. This time, there will be far fewer TV-guided, computer-controlled, missiles/bombs, because there aren't as many targets that can be clearly identified from the air. This time, we will use more low-tech weapons, like the Blue-82, our most powerful non-nuclear weapon.
Also, in war the term "innocent civilians" loses some of its meaning. The Afghais put Taliban in charge and have left them in charge -- just as the Germans put Hitler in charge and left him in charge. The only pure victims in this are the children -- that, unfortunately, is always true, in floods, hurricans, riots, wars, you name it.
But as far as adults are concerned, we are responsible for our governments. If our leaders are stupid, incompetent or vicious, we can get killed as a result. Shall we refer to Bill as "camel-butt Clinton" because he fired a few missiles at bin Laden, riled him up, and then quit? Now, we have reaped what he sowed.
It is time, now, for Taliban, al Qua'eda, Hussein, Gaddafi, and all others around the world who support mass murder of civilians, to reap what they have sown.
As for the Special Forces report, I knew that. It was a no-brainer that this war began two weeks before the lamestream press got wind of it. The Gulf War was a made-for-TV war. This one definitely is not. No more Nintendo. No more Mr. Nice Guy. Got that New York Times? Got that Washington Post? Got that Brocaw/Jennings/Rather?
The (More er Less) Honorable Billybob,
cyberCongressman from Western Carolina