Terrorism and The Endless War in Afghanistan

It started with 9-11. One would think that it should have ended there.  But it stirred the hornet’s nest of terrorism and led us to a remote part of the world where Nature seems to favor the enemy.  The question remains: how should we revamp the present strategy of dealing with an enemy that seems unbeatable?  If we depart from Afghanistan, where the bacteria of terrorism has proliferated,  it would embolden the Taliban to recruit more terrorists that are ready, able and available to unleash their monstrosity around the world, whenever and wherever possible.

Judging from the worsening situation in that remote battlefield of confusion and enigma, the time is not yet ripe to quit. However, if we are to make an appreciable dent in the stalemated performance of our military superiority, we should radically change our strategy as far as weaponry is concerned and not merely send more troops to deal with an enemy whose main sanctuary is Nature’s bastion, namely, the intricate caves where it is presumed Bin Laden himself is safely lodged.

When we think of a new strategy, we should also bear in mind that there should be a revamped plan of action that would bear directly on  the vulnerability of the enemy, and consequently drain the reservoir of fighters  whose sneak attacks have so far succeeded in inflicting more and more casualties through their daring and deception.

The world is watching closely and wondering if Afghanistan would be another Viet Nam.  If so,  our loss would not only be a military one but morally disgraceful.  So far, the will to carry on this endless adventure has not as yet evaporated, but it seems we are getting dangerously bogged down in uncertainty and dilemma unless we move in another direction that could completely alter the political and military landscape that continues to persist and haunt us at present.