The Taliban were overthrown by Northern Alliance forces, with the assistance of American air power and a few forward observers

Right, sure -- we just helped with the final push, they had it half done before we got involved --- NOT. The Northern Alliance would not have moved without US air power. Why cast it as though the role of the Bush administration was a trivial element? It was the critical, deciding element. It was predominantly air power because that was the safe way to do it.

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