But even so - I *do not think* that this needs to be said, in the way its being said, right this minute. Its too damn close to helping the Taliban. (Its a damn hard distinction to make between info, and too much).

I suspect that some of this depressing war news we have heard recently is being leaked intentionally to make it clear this may not end soon.

I don't think that they are - as a whole. Based on what I've read of the Afghan/tribal infighting, I don't think they stand a chance of standing up against our guys.

I didn't mean good as a good army. They have crap for command and control, and little in the way of heavy weapons. If sent in an armored division there is probably nothing they could do to stop it.

What I meant was the individual soldiers have a lot of experience. Some of them have more then a decade of experience in fighting in Afganistan. Some of the Special Forces guys may have never fired on a live enemy before.

Jay