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One of the distinctions between the Taliban and AQ, atleast up north, was that Taliban leadership had placed directives that civilian populace was not to be harmed in the conduct of attacks against coalition forces. AQ could not care less, for the just want mayham and distruction given their so-called success in Iraq. As attacks increase that target or kill civilians, this looks more and more of AQ increasing influence in the area as they bring in foriegn fighters who do not care about the local populace. I am also under the belief that their is a good chance the backbone of AQ is crippled and what we are seeing is Iran puppeting much of the actions in the Middle East under the guise of AQ.
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We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering. You ask what is our policy? I will say: It is to wage war, by sea, land, and air with all our might and all our strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. You ask, What is our aim? I answer in one word: Victory Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival. Winston Churchill
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