“Our Enemies Are Winning”

November 11, 2008 by Jonathan Movroydis | Filed Under Afghanistan, Terrorism 

Michael Yon, says that we are in the jaws of victory in Iraq, but our new President should look out for our enemy #1, the Taliban in Afghanistan, who have made significant inroads against coalition forces, which are proving a little more than worthless in their support of U.S. Forces:

With the exception of the British, Canadians, Dutch, and a few others such as the Aussies, we are not fighting this with an “A-team” of international allies. With a few exceptions, our allies on the ground are comprised of several dozen countries that mostly refuse to fight. The bulk of NATO amounts to little more than a “Taliban piñata.” The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is proving nearly worthless and provides no credible threat to armed opposition groups (AOGs) in Afghanistan. Most of the NATO member countries seem to break out in a cold sweat at the mere mention of “Taliban.” They piled in when the war looked easy and largely humanitarian. But now that it’s getting harder and more dangerous, they would like to pile out.

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