1,000 US troop mission in Afghanastan

[Dan Murphy]

On Fox News now.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,81615,00.html

BAGRAM, Afghanistan — About 20 minutes after U.S. troops lobbed an opening strike against Iraq the military also launched a terrorist-seeking raid in Afghanistan, Fox News has learned. The operation, dubbed "Valiant Strike," is taking place in the air and on the ground southeast of Kandahar.

About 1,000 troops from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division were combing southeastern Afghanistan for members of Al Qaeda and its elusive leader, Usama bin Laden. Operation Valiant Strike is the biggest U.S. terrorist-seeking operation in over a year, military officials said.

 

[Jeff in BigD]

Hopefully the raid let to the capture/death of the Al Qaeda operatives.

 

[jamsmom]

I saw it too. Maybe they were hoping it would be a surprise attack.

 

[off2disney]

Good timing! Maybe this will let Al Qaeda know that we won't be diverted by hostilities in Iraq and will continue to go after them and Bin Ladin. You know they are hoping we will be so involved with Iraq that we won't be paying attention to them and what they are doing. All I can say is "Go get'em, Guys!"