The point is that some of those frothing at the mouth over "Taliban Jack" at every turn in this thread tend to believe at least a little of what Uncle Sam and our stooges in Ottawa are telling them about this phony-balogna "war" in Afghanistan. Don't be so naive. They are lying to you.
Try listening to what Afghans have to say for a change. Afterall, it is their country. Afghans might know a thing or two about what's been happening in Afghanistan over the last 30 years. I know they are foreigners who don't all spreken ze Americano, like our stooges and vicious toadies in Ottawa do so well. But they've been there, lived it, and have the T-shirts to prove it.