I don't know how this fits in. I don't have any real knowledge on the actual topic. I just know this. It struck me odd... and it rang true, in a way.

I said to my bro yesterday that I felt very poorly for the Canucks in Afghanistan. I mean, gosh, a war on terrorism, okay, and yay to an extent. But, a war on the Taliban is a religious war... a civil war... a war we should not be involved in... a war we cannot win.

His answer, as a 30 year + veteran was this... "Well, at least, it's first time in almost forty years, other than Desert Storm, that our lads can shoot back when attacked."