The loss of Pakistan as a supply route has been happening within the last year as Pakistan has been losing to Baitullah Mehsud. Peshawar is in serious danger from Taliban and Mehsud. Quite possible that Peshawar can be taken or threatened. The infiltration of Taliban agents’ area problem.

Once Musharaff lost control after the Battle at the Red Mosque and the new elections were called it was obvious that we lost the Pakistan as an ally. Sharif has been pro Taliban and radical Islam and kicked out the country because of that, years ago. Zadairi was known as the 10% man since he collected 10% on all transactions.

Pakistan is a failing country. US have been making incursions over the border and Pakistan has not been complaining. Some Pakistani troops have been killed in border clashed since they are part of Taliban forces. Very tricky for our forces. Special Forces have been working the border territories and have local intelligence.

Without good intelligence it is difficult to track Taliban and Taliban often kills locals who give us information. There is a tribal war going on in the Northwest Territories.

So the lost of the supply route has been a problem and the NATO forces in the last 5 years allowed Taliban forces to solidify gains. There has been a stronger effort to kill Taliban in Afghanistan by US and British forces. But the breakout of the prisoners was a very good effort and released a lot of Taliban best fighters. We need to chance the policy to less prisoners and more dead Taliban.

Afghanistan is a losing proposition, but the new Afghan government does help and is a better group but never had control over more than its capital.

The madrassas’ in Pakistan churn out fighters and Musharaff needed to shut those down to stop the supply of jihadist fighters but he never had enough control. ISI was playing all sides and constantly working against him. The new coalition will never hold. Chaos in Pakistan. We can use that small window to hit Taliban on the border as much as possible but cannot expect help from the Pakistanis.