Are the Taliban Really on the Brink of Defeat Part II?

From Captain's Journal:

In Are the Taliban Really on the Brink of Defeat? the contradictory claims of progress and resurgent violence in Afghanistan were examined within the context of the NATO organizational structure. On the other hand, no coverage of the Marine operations in the Helmand Province has been as extensive as at The Captain’s Journal with our category Marines in Helmand. The Marines are having great success, of course. But we weighed in on the first subject by stating that the British had exaggerated the imminent defeat of the Taliban. Counterinsurgency takes force projection, and that, for a protracted period.

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My Comment: I always enjoy reading the Captain's Journal. It is because of them and a few others (Michael Yon is another example) that I only stick with compiling the news and presenting it to the reader for them to decide on what is actually "happening out there". The comments that I make are based on my impressions of what may be happening, their comments are made because they are there.