Loosing in Afganistan will take all credibility from the west in the muslim world.
They will think we only bluff, dont have stomach for a fight and have feet of clay.
They will be right in thinking so.
Lot of the credibility will be lost allready when Israel will be left alone to deal with Iran.
The attack against Irans nuclear program is to be expected in the next 6-9 months. It will light up the region atleast in Afganistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Gaza.
There will be a flow of new recruits for the jihad.
New fronts are opening allready in Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Algeria, Morocco etc..
Its only a matter of time when they get full control of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt. We can call that the tipping point, after that others will fall in line.
It could very well be that the we need a nuclear attack on western cities before the gloves come off.
People are really so detached from reality that they dont have the stomach to deal with the use of force anymore.
If the battles resemble Omdurman we should be happy, not in angst over guilt.