Im curious, with the increase in violence both in Iraq and Afghanistan I would imagine that this has caused serious re-planning on the part of Military analysts of the US army and international forces(IFOR/Nato). While fatalities continue increasing, forcing one ally (Pakistan), which has ironically lost the most troops against Al-Qaeda & taliban militias to search for alternative methods of dealing with militants, one gets the impression that things are not progressing as smoothly as they should be some 5 years into the operation.
How long will the operation need to be in order to bring back normalcy to Afghanistan. because at the current rate it seems somewhere in the order of >7 years possibly longer given the increasing violence, improving methods of the militants(especially with the use of IED's) and the intention of rebuilding the country and its own forces up.
Plus if history is any marker, Afghans eventually will turn on outsiders in their country, though with our superior military this will pose more of a nuissance and Public relations factor then any real threat, but nonetheless we dont want a repeat of whats happening in Iraq where its proving too difficult to pull out cleanly!
any ideas as to how long were in for?? |