Quote Originally Posted by Norfolk View Post
Probably not. Yesterday the VanDoos were too busy counting 45 dead Taleban and AQ bodies (unusual for AQ these days to be in the field alongside the Taleban) well to the south-west of said town, to take much notice.
It's a bit more complicated than that:

U.S. Notes Limited Progress in Afghan War
Strategic Goals Unmet, White House Concludes

NEW Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says the war in Afghanistan will be lost unless NATO and its close allies change tactics, overhauling military and civil programs designed to bring stability to the country.