Items cited in the Australian article suggest that even describing the conflict as the war in ‘Afghanistan’ is partly a misnomer. Much of the war is frankly in Pakistan.

Too right! When “Pakistan” is finally replaced with “Saudi Arabia”, we’ll all know that the Global War on Terrorism has begun in earnest.

Unfortunately the penetrating analysis of CNN only goes about that far

As an unnamed African general once said:

A man whose ambition goes no further than vaginal penetration is, indeed, a shallow man.

It’s safe to say that CNN is in a similar category.

We may have to be contented with the simple realization that something worked and move on with that imperfect knowledge in pursuit of the retreating enemy in Southwest Asia.

So long as Islamic hiney is being kicked, and kicked hard, I’m fine with that realization.