Decisive military victory in Afghanistan is impossible and the Taliban may well be part of a long-term solution for the country, the senior British commander in Afghanistan was quoted as saying Sunday. The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Brig. Mark Carleton-Smith as saying that "we're not going to win this war."
Afghanistan
Gates criticises Air Force role
By neighborhood co... - Posted on April 22nd, 2008
Defence Secretary Robert Gates has strongly criticised the US Air Force's tactics in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He said asking for extra support had been "like pulling teeth" and accused some military leaders of being "stuck in old ways of doing business".
