Spring will bring more risks for U.S. troops

Senior Bush administration intelligence officials told Congress Tuesday that U.S. forces in Afghanistan face increased danger of attack by pockets of al Qaeda and Taliban fighters that remain hidden in mountains and cities.  

 

 

 

CIA Director George Tenet and Vice Adm. Thomas Wilson, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said that despite the ouster of the Taliban last year, the return of warmer weather this spring will increase the likelihood of attacks against U.S. personnel.  

 

 

 

The warning underscored the recent comments by U.S. commanders that the war is far from over, and signaled that the United States risks being drawn into a protracted conflict.