Recruiting is Down-For the Taliban!

We think America has trouble! The Taliban is so strapped for new recruits, they've resorted to arming children for their dasterdly deeds. here's a report from the DOD:

Taliban members who face off against coalition forces or the Afghan National Army are facing heavy losses, so they've resorted to recruiting young teens to join the fight, the Joint Staff's operations director told Pentagon reporters today.
Marine Lt. Gen. James Conway spoke following a July 25 incident that involved heavy fighting in a small village west of Deh Rawod in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province. The incident, which left one U.S. soldier and an Afghan National Army soldier dead, took a considerable toll on the enemy, the general said. Some press reports claim as many as 50 insurgents were killed, he said.
"My observation, tracking this day in and day out, is that virtually every time the Taliban come up against our regular forces or those of the Afghan National Army, they are losing pretty badly," Conway told reporters.
These continual losses are likely to affect the way these enemy forces operate, he said.

There's more good news: In another recent article, the military says the insurgents of Iraq have lost over 50,ooo since fighting began in 2003. And they say we are in trouble! Not me.