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| Sacked general downbeat on war - report |
| 2010-06-27 |
| US General Stanley McChrystal issued a highly critical assessment of the war in Afghanistan just days before he was sacked by President Barack Obama, a British newspaper reported today. The Independent on Sunday said leaked military documents showed McChrystal had briefed defence ministers from the countries involved in the war earlier this month and warned them to expect no progress in the next six months. McChrystal was forced to step down as commander of the NATO-led force in Afghanistan due to disparaging remarks about administration officials, including Obama, in an explosive Rolling Stone magazine article. But the newspaper suggested the article was only one reason why the general quit, saying his candour about the reality of the situation in Afghanistan was an obstacle to plans for an early US withdrawal. "Stan argued for time, and would not compromise. Rolling Stone provided an excuse for Obama to fire the opposition to his plan without having to win an intellectual argument," it quoted an unnamed senior military source as saying. According to the paper, McChrystal had said corruption and security remained serious issues as foreign forces battled a "resilient and growing insurgency". He said the Afghan security forces were "critically short on trainers - the essential resource required for quality", while the Afghan Government had little control over the country. |
| Posted by:tipper |
#2 A related article at Independent.co.uk contains this paragraph:General McChrystal's presentation to Nato defence ministers and Isaf representatives provided an uncompromising obstacle to Mr Obama's plan to bring troops home in time to give him a shot at a second term, according to senior military sources. The general was judged to be "off message" in his warning to ministers not to expect quick results and that they were facing a "resilient and growing insurgency".Thus the reality on the ground and military necessity-- not to mention our troops' very lives-- take a back seat to Obumble's desire to get himself re-elected by placating his Loony Left Liberal base with an Afghanistan withdrawal next July. We need rope, lots of it. And pitchforks, and torches... |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2010-06-27 14:42 |
| #1 What Barry needs to do is find a Muzzie, crown him general and turn every TOC into a Mosque. Then good American men and women can go home. When there is trouble send in the 52's and be done with it. F@ck Afghanistan, it's not worth one more death, American that is.... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-06-27 12:29 |