On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 12:04:35 +0900, Michael Cash
<mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 09:57:14 +0900, Raj Feridun
><rferid@NOSPAMyahoo.co.jp> brought down from the Mount tablets
>inscribed:

>>On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 08:03:27 +0900, Michael Cash
>><mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote:

>>>>   There are more American troops in Afghanistan today than there were
>>>>in March of 2003.

>>>Don't go confusing Raj with facts. He's happy with democratic spin.

>>In my reply to Michael I didn't mention that even with the added
>>troops currently in Afghanistan it's not exactly what one might
>>consider a mighty invasion force compared to the occupation of Iraq,
>>for example.

>You're right. That's not what you mentioned. What you mentioned was:

>"OK, how about effectively abandoning the pursuit of Bin Laden in
>Afghanistan, thus allowing him to escape to Pakistan, and
>concentrating all the military power on Saddam Hussein instead?

>Maybe it was just a retreat and not a full surrender"

>You're wriggling around nicely.

Adding a pittance of troops to an already hugely insufficient number
after the horse had already left the barn does not make it any less of
a failure, Mike.

Raj