Respect your enemies

Sometimes you should respect your enemies so that you can beat them. Here is a video clip almost a year old showing a small but determined Taliban gorilla group. The leader even claims that he would turn his guns on the Talibans leadership if they negotiated with the Afghan government or coalition forces. A year later and the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated so much that we currently find ourselves in a worse position then we do in Iraq. Why does it seem that our leaders don't learn from history. Why have we not invested in Afghanistan's infrastructure and education. Why haven't we caught the most looming symbol of opposition to our mission their, Osama Bin-laden. Why did we think the Taliban were some rag tag holy men that would not endure a long fight! What is really going on here.....?