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Post #93,374
by Another Scott
3/31/03 11:10:35 PM
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New Along those lines...
I don't understand why some seemed to think that the Iraq conflict would be shorter than the Afghanistan conflict. It took from October 7, 2001 until November 13, 2001 for the Taliban to be kicked out of Kabul - 5 weeks, according to the [link|http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_invasion_of_Afghanistan|Wikipedia].

I expect Saddam to hold on as long as he can, but do - like you - expect his military support to collapse reasonably soon. My guess would be the main conflict will be over within another 2-3 months, rather than 2-3 weeks though.

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #93,402
by Brandioch
4/1/03 12:24:38 AM
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New 15 months later, the US barely controls the capital.
The rest of Afghanistan is controllled by local warrllords.

US trooops are still being killled by Taliban forrces.

Just like our victory in Vietnam.
     Tell the News - (gdaustin) - (16) - March 31, 2003, 11:00:56 PM EST
         Along those lines... - (Another Scott) - (1) - March 31, 2003, 11:10:35 PM EST
             15 months later, the US barely controls the capital. - (Brandioch) - April 1, 2003, 12:24:38 AM EST
         WOMD found today - (orion) - (13) - April 1, 2003, 12:30:21 AM EST
             If it is a "WMD" it cannot be conventional. - (Brandioch) - (10) - April 1, 2003, 12:34:14 AM EST
                 So then they found some nuke/chem/bios warheads? - (orion) - (9) - April 1, 2003, 12:57:24 AM EST
                     I think you can answer that yourself. -NT - (bepatient) - April 1, 2003, 07:12:19 AM EST
                     Just pointing out your ignorance. - (Brandioch) - (7) - April 1, 2003, 10:36:30 AM EST
                         Re: Just pointing out your ignorance. - (cybermace5) - (6) - April 1, 2003, 05:01:24 PM EST
                             Logical problem. - (jake123) - (5) - April 1, 2003, 05:55:08 PM EST
                                 Right you are - (orion) - (3) - April 1, 2003, 06:40:50 PM EST
                                     It's called mustard gas - (jake123) - (1) - April 1, 2003, 07:28:24 PM EST
                                         I stand corrected - (orion) - April 1, 2003, 07:38:35 PM EST
                                     You are less than an idiot. - (Brandioch) - April 1, 2003, 09:56:36 PM EST
                                 Don't bother. They don't understand verb tense. -NT - (Brandioch) - April 1, 2003, 09:51:13 PM EST
             Missiles - (gdaustin) - (1) - April 1, 2003, 07:53:51 AM EST
                 Again. -NT - (Brandioch) - April 1, 2003, 10:31:24 AM EST

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