Lose?

This is coolbert:

Here from the DEBKAfile, Israeli "Special Analysis".

U.S. and NATO forces, with their Afghan allies, are at best able to achieve a stalemate situation with regard to the Taliban. NOT able to decisively defeat the Taliban and create a secure and prosperous Afghan!

"Pakistan SIS helps Taliban beat US and NATO in Afghanistan"

[DEBKAfile is poorly informed. That is the Pakistan ISI, not SIS. Well, just a transposition of letters. But experts are not supposed to make such mistakes, are they?]

"DEBKAfile Special Analysis"

13 June: US-led NATO forces may soon find their campaign in Afghanistan no longer winnable - with a draw at best, or a Taliban-al Qaeda victory, at worst, terminating the conflict.

"DEBKAfile outlines four factors which have brought this situation to pass:

* "the Kandahar offensive's postponement"
* "Taliban's acquisition of anti-air missiles"
* "[an] ability to strike anywhere in Kabul" [Taliban]
* "Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence [ISI] Agency's extensive support for the Taliban."

I guess it could be suggested that a compromise solution to the Afghan problem, with a graceful exit of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghan, would be a far better ending to the situation than has been the historical case for others, i.e., British and Soviets. Insurrections, guerrilla wars, rebellions of this nature are OFTEN settled by a political compromise. I guess the major question would be - - to what extent is Al Qaeda still a viable element and what sort of sanctuary might they [Al Qaeda] still find within Afghan?

Such analysis as from the DEBKAfile in the form of a one-page document is the type of stuff that is presented on a daily basis to leaders such as Obama and Netanyahu.

You too, the average-citizen, thanks to the Internet and resources, also have such material at your fingertips.

We do live in a remarkable age!!

coolbert.