U.S. Denies Taliban Making a Comeback

[Rose Siding]

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S. military said Wednesday that rebels were not making a comeback in Afghanistan, nearly two years after U.S.-led forces began efforts to oust the Taliban, despite the deaths of five U.S. soldiers in the past six weeks.

"Whenever they (the Taliban) manifest themselves in Afghanistan, we kill them," military spokesman Col. Rodney Davis told a news conference in the capital, Kabul.

He said the toll of U.S. soldiers killed in fighting since the war began on Oct. 7, 2001, was low. According to U.S. military figures, 36 have died in combat. The latest was Pfc. Evan O'Neill, who was killed Monday.

"If you were to compare that to other conflicts, Vietnam, World War I, World War II ... I think you would have to come to the conclusion that we've been fairly careful about the use of combat force in Afghanistan and we've been relatively successful in protecting our soldiers," he said.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-afghan-us,0,2928795.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

[boneygrey]

1. Of course

And we were "winning" in Viet Nam. Right up until we lost. Just more false hype.

[BeHereNow]

2. yeah, sure, whatever

and black is white, war is peace.
GO TO HELL you motherf@#kers.
Better yet, send our kids home and go
defend your own pipelines.

[maxsolomon]

4. i hope he's right

i don't mind us being in afganistan so much. the taliban deserved an ass kicking for hosting al queda.

its iraq that annoys me.

[finecraft]

3. Where have I heard this before?

"They're not even 100 miles this place. They are not in any
place. They hold no place here. This is an illusion ... they are
trying to sell to the others an illusion."

"We besieged them and killed most of them, and I think we will finish them soon."

A wonder if the military is paying the former Iraqi Information Minister royalties for everytime they use one of his lines?