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"The U.S. and its allies already have ample numbers and firepower to annihilate the Taliban, if only the Taliban would cooperate by standing still and allowing us to bomb them to smithereens," said Andrew Bacevich, a professor of international relations and history at Boston University, and one-time platoon leader in Vietnam.

There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000 Afghan security forces and police (albeit many still lack training and experience). It adds up to a 12-1 numerical advantage over Taliban rebels, but it hasn't led to anything close to victory.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091027/ap_on_re_eu/eu_nato_taliban_strength