On Sat, 15 Sep 2001 jamesd@echeque.com wrote:
The Taliban is not the Soviet Union. They are roughly on par with a Somali clan. I predict casualties somewhat higher than Somalia, but not much higher.
If we put soldiers on the ground expect cacualites. Lots of them. The Somali were a bunch of rabble. Afghanistan is a cohesive culture with a much longer history of (succesfull in many cases) military action. They've also had a lot more practive over the last 20 years than the Somali. -- ____________________________________________________________________ natsugusa ya...tsuwamonodomo ga...yume no ato summer grass...those mighty warriors'...dream-tracks Matsuo Basho The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------