Afghanistan Mission a Failure??

Here is the mission statement leading off Department of Defenses web site on Afghanistan: "In response to the events of September 11, 2001, the U.S. and its allies launched an invasion of Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban regime and destroy the al-Qaeda terrorist network it supported. In the years since, the International Security Assistance Force, under NATO leadership, has taken charge of extensive provincial reconstruction and stabilization efforts, helping set the economic, political and security conditions for the growth of an effective, democratic national government in Afghanistan. As the lead member of the international coalition, the U.S. contributes troops to both the ISAF mission and Operation Enduring Freedom, tasked with pursuing al-Qaeda throughout Afghanistan’s inhospitable border region with Pakistan." http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2007/Afghanistan/
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Take note, the listed site is more than 3 years out of date! Pictures of George Bush highlight the site. Also note the photo of the Captain inspecting grapes with no weapon, this is a Combat Zone. "Damn perfumed princes of the rear echelon" at work, killing our military for political purposes. If U.S. diplomats or the military brass think grapes will replace poppies or marijuana as a staple money crop they are insane!
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A fantastic mission statement listed above, one problem, the mission can not be completed with the limited warfare options available to the U.S. Military in the Theater of Operations. The Taliban regime maintains control of approximately 60% of Afghanistan (growing) and al-Qaeda continues operations in surrounding nations and the world with the support of Islamic intelligence networks established in the nation's of Southwest Asia, Africa and Malaysia.
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Map pictured above, story link, http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20101228/wl_time/08599203974800 An important disclosure in the story which reflects a failure in accomplishing the mission of combating guerilla warfare and terror tactics of the Taliban, al-Qaeda and insurgents, the establishment of static positions and bases in Afghanistan. One of the stated results at all service academies and military schools of tactics and leadership concerning the Viet Nam War was the failure of static defenses and positions in fighting guerilla warfare tactics. How quickly our military and civilian leaders forget this lesson.
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Static bases and positions cost a bunch of money and support civilian contractors, it does not win a guerilla war and contributes to the death of service men and women.
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An unfortunate moral to this story, we can not trust our government's elected officials to be truthful to American Citizens concerning the War on Terror.