READER COMMENTS: "Operation Bullseye"

Posted by Nc at March 8, 2013 11:27 AM ET:

There's one thing I can't understand why can't the USA (the worlds biggest superpower) Britain Denmark France Italy Germany Australia Canada Sweden, and all the other countries beat a unequiped poorly trained and extremely small Taliban army? The Taliban don't have military vehicles, proper artillery and heavy weapons nor do they have an air force or navy, all they Have are men with guns from 40 years ago yet all of these countries cannot beat them, why?

The USA the worlds biggest superpower should be enough to beat them but there are like 10 other countries with helping the USA so why can't all of these countries consisting of the best armies in the world beat the small hardly equipped taliban.

There's over 10 countries consisting of the best military! Over 10 countries! That's insane, over 10 countries of the best military against a rubbish small taliban army, why can't all of these countries beat them? It's crazy the best military the USA should be able to beat the Taliban, but then there's even more countries over 10 other countries ( and that's just the ones I know about) with the USA, So all together that's like the best army the world has ever seen as it consists up of the best militaries in the world! But why is it probably the greatest military force the world has ever seen ( Consisting of many of the best militaries) beat a rubbish Taliban army with guns from 40 years ago, who dont have an air force or proper artillery or military vehicles or properly trained soldiers?

Posted by blert at March 10, 2013 12:04 AM ET:

Nc...

They're so beaten that they spend most of their time pretending to be civilians.

When in 'combat' they hide amongst civilians -- particularly women and children.

The perpetual nature of the campaign is solely due to fresh dupes being sent in from Pakistan -- who haven't a clue as to their grim prospects for survival.

The typical suicide-murderer is a dupe -- or is coerced. It's as common as dust for the opfor to hold kin hostage against performance. Other popular gambits include using the mentally retarded to walk bombs into crowds. The trigger is fired remotely, of course.

It is a fact that the Pakistan Army -- and its ISI are playing both ends against the middle. This is something that everyone -- except, perhaps, you -- recognizes. The Taliban have been complaining for years about being sold out by the ISI. The Afghan government has the same complaint.

As long as Pakistan can fight within Afghanistan -- using Pashtun bullet fodder -- and get paid to do it -- there is no reason for them to stop.

In twenty-months, Islamabad may be faced with unimportance.

Pakistan can't finance itself without perpetual war. It runs a brigandage economy -- rather like the Vikings of old -- or the Barbary Coast.

If the great military powers you write of were to actually use their full potential -- the hills of Afghanistan could be re-sculpted -- the hard way. It is only their respect for life that causes them to circumscribe lethal force.