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Originally Posted by Vulcan
What I like about using a massive amount of troops is, it should be over quick if we can also clean out the leadership and gun dealers in Pakistan. Cutting off their armaments and leaders should lead to the death of the movement. The longer it lasts, the more western democracies will wonder if it is worth it.
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Even with a massive amount of troops it won't be over quickly, and to be honest our casualties will increase.
And even if after 5 years or 10 years you do manage to win a war of attrition (sp?) and reduce the Taliban in numbers to a point that they're a non entity, you will still need to have enough troops on the ground to augment the local military.
I figure this is a 10 to 15 year mission