Quote Originally Posted by Ken White View Post
Was it the original focus -- or merely the first step in the global strategy implementation.

Is AQ or the Taliban the be all and end all for international Islamic terrorism or are they one of many players -- and relative latecomers and inept ones at that?
As long as 9/11 is the rallying cry for the GWOT, then the criminals behind 9/11 should be our first priority.

We have abandoned it? Do the US Embassy or the 30K troops we have there know this? Does NATO know it? More importantly, do the Tailbs and AQ know it?
You should visit IntelFusion. I've listed two reports (one from last November and one for last month) that are pretty shocking in terms of what the Taliban are accomplishing.

And in spite of that, the Chairman of the JCS has advised Gates to deny the movement of 15,000 Marines into Afghanistan to help out. I'd like to hear the military justification for that, if there is one. More likely, there's a political justification instead.