allthecool, whilst I don't dispute your notion of the country being at war with the Taliban, I would dispute that it's the type of example that Gnadenburg was talking about.
When we have our fighter force involved in sustained operations against the enemy and the entire of the ADF committed to supporting fighting it- rather than just the various 'elements' that are doing it now- then I'll believe that we're fighting the type of war that Gnadenburg is alluding too. I also suspect that any sustained operations will indicate how poorly we're set up to actually fight that type of conflict.