The President And I Sat

The Fact Is That Iran Doesn't Want To See The Taliban Come Back Any More Than Do Most Afghan Citizens.

Us Forces Have Been Increased [in Afghanistan ] From Some 21,000 To About 31,000 Over The Past Two Years And A Number Of Coalition Countries Have Also Increased Their Forces, There Still Are Not Sufficient Troops.

The Sunni Arabs Began To Realize That They Had Made A Huge Mistake By Not Voting In The Election Of 2005 And By Not Being Part Of The New Iraq. They Had Reasons For This: They Were Effected By The Disestablishment Of The Military And By De-baathification (the Dismantling Of Saddam Hussein's Party) In Winter 2007-2007. They Increasingly Recognized That Their Future Lay In Being Part Of The Solution Rather Than A Continuing Part Of The Problem.

Don't Forget Yemen, Where There Are Also Extremist Elements, As We Saw Recently.

The Islamic State Fighters In Mosul Are Dead Men Walking And I Think They Increasingly Know It.