They didn't succeed and they sure as hell tried.
...In this incident several insurgents were killed (click title to entry - thank you) and I can tell you that the security perimeter was not breached and the insurgents were being stopped by Afghan and ISAF forces very effectively," Blotz said.
The attack appeared planned and coordinated, much like a Taliban assault last May on the Bagram air base, NATO's biggest in Afghanistan....
There has to be a realization that in the face of a USA General departure and a vicious attack intended to intimidate all he worked for with the success of his troops, didn't succeed. At all.
