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US setting in for long haul as war enter second month
Calling the war on terrorism the most important assignment the US military has faced since World War II, the top US general warned it would take a long, long time to complete.
Calling the war on terrorism the most important assignment the US military has faced since World War II, the top US general warned it would take a long, long time to complete.
“This is the most important assignment we've had in the military since World War II, in my mind,” General Richard Myers, chairman of the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Washington.
“We know this conflict is going to take a long, long time. We're prepared for that ... We're setting in for the long haul.
As the offensive on Afghanistan entered its second month, Myers insisted it was going according to plan and on schedule, despite the failure thus far of US or opposition forces to take any major city, topple the Taliban or capture top terror suspect Osama bin Laden. Over the past 24 hours, US warplanes struck eight target areas inside Afghanistan, including Al-Qaeda and Taliban facilities located near Mazar-i-Sharif, Kunduz, Taloquan and Bagram, according to Pentagon spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Catherine Abbott.
“The Taliban have a substantial force left but at this point in the campaign that is exactly what we expected,” Myers said. Bureau Report
“We know this conflict is going to take a long, long time. We're prepared for that ... We're setting in for the long haul.
As the offensive on Afghanistan entered its second month, Myers insisted it was going according to plan and on schedule, despite the failure thus far of US or opposition forces to take any major city, topple the Taliban or capture top terror suspect Osama bin Laden. Over the past 24 hours, US warplanes struck eight target areas inside Afghanistan, including Al-Qaeda and Taliban facilities located near Mazar-i-Sharif, Kunduz, Taloquan and Bagram, according to Pentagon spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Catherine Abbott.
“The Taliban have a substantial force left but at this point in the campaign that is exactly what we expected,” Myers said. Bureau Report