>Walter,
>Having worked as engineer in the power industry for many years, I do know what I am talking about.

Point taken, though I still think you might be surprise how quick infrastructure is put up again.

>And as for not being able to find or stop the Taliban in those mountains up there, they could if they wanted to, but it doesn't suit there current political agenda, the politicans do try to manipulate things.

I have some trouble believing that. They would love to take them out. But then again, the US political agenda is mainly focussed on their mistakes in iraq, so in that respect you might be right.

>My original point was, it wouldn't make much difference (especially in the northern areas) to take out the infrastructure, as there isn't that much there, and life would pretty much go on as normal.

Yet comparing that to the stone age.... a bit too far fetched to me. Again infrastructure is more than a few electricity lines.

Walter,