Afghanistan: US and British prepare biggest offensive since 2001

American commanders on the ground in Afghanistan have declared that the assault is imminent. 

As a result of President Barack Obama's "surge" that included the addition of 30,000 more troops, US, British and Afghan forces plan to flood into a Taliban enclave in southern Helmand province. 

Expected to last six to eight weeks, 15,000 personnel are planning to attach and occupy the town of Marjah which is described to be a "festering sore" where bomb makers and opium traffickers are believed to have given refuge to many Taliban fighters. U.S. officers believe that at least 600 to 1,000 fighters are in the district. 

Col. George Amland predicts that Taliban forces will divide once the assault begins, making the efforts more manageable. He said: "We are going to gain control of a capital investment they have had control of for some time. We are going to alter the ecosystem here considerably"  

I'm not sure exactly what he means by gaining control of a capital investment, nor what he means by altering the ecosystem. Whatever it is it doesn't sound too good for the country's inhabitants. Let's hope they stick to the allotted timetable and get out of there before we have another Iraq on our hands.

-MrSoloDolo