The Washington Times has an article this week that describes how Gen. Dostum, a long time Afghan warlord, states that he could defeat the Taliban if the U.S. would provide support. Dostum has been around the block several times, and was a partner of U.S. Special Forces during the post-9/11 invasion. However, the situation in Afghanistan is never that simple (ever), so go read the article.
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/22/afghan-warlords-will-fight-if-us-gives-aid/
For more background, I recommend you pick up the book 'Horse Soldiers' by Doug Stanton. It chronicles the early days of U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan, and features Dotsum as well as a few other warlords.
http
://www.amazon.com/Horse-Soldiers-Extraordinary-Victory-Afghanistan/dp/1416580514/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253799501&sr=8-1
Suffice it to say, Afghanistan is a thorny problem, and will remain so. Whatever the solution, I'm convinced that we will need the support and action of the locals to deny the Taliban and al Qaeda
refuge there.
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