Not only that....

But by delaying full scale attacks and keeping to small limited missions the following objectives are also met:

A)
Civilians capable of fleeing are given ample time to do so, reducing non-combatant casualties.

B)
The infrastructure which supports the Taliban is weakened, by the exodus, increasing tension, interrupting communications, etc.

C)
Special forces perform a complete recon of Taliban defenses as well as Osama's interior infrastructure and defenses

D)
Defense production has been moving at lightspeed in certain quarters, to replace any previously 'limited production' downed craft, replace supplies and provide an international chain of supply so that these missions can continue unabated from now until the cow's come home with bone and milk strontium levels near 50%.

E)
The international coalition freezes assets and disturbs and disrupts Osama's network of cash and abysmally ignorant suicidal maniacs.

When we do go in 'en masse' - it will be a serious beating the likes has never been seen before on the face of this planet exceeding in destructive power even the British and US 'area bombing' of Hamburg in '44.

'No more Vietnams.'
- Richard Nixon

'No more Osama.'
- SDAI-Tech1