There is so much reported about the war in Afghanistan that it is sometimes hard to know who to believe.  As anyone who reads this blog regularly knows, the source I trust is Michael Yon.  He is a former Green Beret who has been embedded with the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan since December 2004.  Incidently, at his website he currently has some beautiful pictures of the Himalaya near Mount Everest where he has been climbing recently. 

He posted a link on Facebook today:

“I put weight in this report because I know the reporter, Mike Gudgell, from Iraq. We spent much time talking there starting in 2007 and have stayed in touch quite often. We met again earlier this year in Afghanistan and talked all morning. Mike Gudgell is very smart and no nonsense. (He married no …nonsense, too: His wife climbed Mt. Everest.) Mike seems to sense some change, as have I.

“Have said it a thousand times, but will say it again. I put particular weight on General Petraeus’s assessment. “P4″ is far too smart and long-thinking to BS about the situation. He knows that someday this war will end, and all that will be left for him will be his track record. I watch him closely. He’s going to give his honest assessment.”

The article he is referring to is found at abc news.  The article was written on November 9 of this year.