Taliban Leader Promises "Unimaginable" Violence

Things aren't going exactly well in that other country we sent troops to.

Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar vowed a ferocious offensive against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, saying on Thursday they would soon face unimaginable violence.

An insurgency that has killed more than 1,500 people since the start of last year has intensified in recent months with a wave of suicide bombings, including at least 12 this year.

Ten U.S. troops have been killed in combat this year and U.S. commanders have said they expect violence to increase in coming months as the weather warms, snow on mountain passes melts, and Afghanistan's traditional fighting season begins. [emphasis mine]

Those bold words are the problem. Afghanistan has a traditional fighting season. When generation after generation knows nothing but fighting, it becomes a way of life and an end unto itself.