WORLD NEWS: "U.S. Expects Afghan Violence to Worsen: Commanders See Taliban Preparing Winter Offensive," by Yochi J. Dreazen, Wall Street Journal, 23 September 2008.
In the Good article on McCain v Obama, I cited the issue of how far the Taliban might advance before winter sets in across Afghanistan.
But our military is now talking about a sustained winter effort by the Taliban to keep the insecurity up—a lot more fighting than in previous years.
Barnett Rubin predicts a winter offensive in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
I stand corrected.
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Comments (2)
Corrected? Maybe so, but not yet. For at least the last three winters I've been hearing about this "winter offensive" in Afghanistan (and "summer offensive" in Lebanon) with little to show for it.
Posted by Brad B. | October 14, 2008 5:41 PM
if you are going to talk about Afghanistan in a military context, you must read the current Michael Yon series:
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/
Posted by dkenblu | October 15, 2008 1:44 PM