Hate to be the bearer of bad news folks, but it's over:

British troops are to scale back attacks on the Taliban after killing 7,000 insurgents in two years of conflict, defence sources said last week... The paratroopers’ commanders hope they can cut the deaths, which they fear are a boost for the Taliban when fighters recruited from the local population are killed, as the dead insurgent’s family then feels a debt of honour to take up arms against British soldiers... "We aim to scale back our response to incidents to avoid getting sucked into a cycle of violence among local tribesmen," said one officer. "This way we aim to continue the process of reducing the Taliban’s influence in Helmand."

The traditional way to reduce an enemy army's influence has been to kill its soldiers. Interesting to see that's passe. Good to know.

References:
* Army has killed 7,000 Taliban [Telegraph]

Previously:
* We're Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - "Modesty" Preventing Muslims Doctors And Nurses From Scrubbing Up (Also: Aussie Universities Under Pressure To Accommodate Muslim Students, Segregate Women)
* We're Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - MI5 Suspects 4,000 Potential Terrorists In Over 200 Cells In Britain (Plus: AQ Recruiting Children For Next Terrorist Attack)
* We're Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - Blair "Rolled Over" On Saudi Weapons Corruption Because They Threatened "Another 7/7" (Plus: Saudis Buying Their Way Into The State Department Through Georgetown)