Would the geography of the region allow the primary AQ and Taliban affiliated tribes to be isolated by military force? Reed
Reed, from the little that I've read, it seems that isolation has been our policy for the last twenty years that exasperated the current TB problem. I think we'll need a five-pronged strategy:

1. FID/IW w/ Paki brothers
2. COIN in Afghanistan
3. Reconciliation with TB moderates
4. Massive reconstruction/humanitarian assistance to the area
5. Precise DA strikes- kill irreconciliables

Even if this approach was Pol/Mil feasible, the big elephant in the room would still be the drug trade.

Very difficult problem set.

v/r

Mike