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2007-02-04 Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2007-02-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Anyone have any comments on Gen. McNeil? I'm not up on US generals any more, except for a few AF ones.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-02-04 13:46|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-02-04 13:46|| Front Page Top

#2 He commanded combined joint task force 180 as we went into Afghanistan and for at least a year thereafter. Was 3 stars then, is 4 stars now. Going to back to clean up the mess that NATO made of things, is my impression. According to a friend of mine (O6) who did a special tour in his hqtrs, he made good judgements, trusted his subordinate commanders and focused on the right things. FWIW

Posted by occasional observer 2007-02-04 14:07|| 2007-02-04 14:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Thanks, occasional observer. That is helpful.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-02-04 15:04|| 2007-02-04 15:04|| Front Page Top

#4 One other thing about Dan McNeil. He was the leader who got a lot of reconstruction efforts going and has good ties to the afghan army. May be OBE now, but those ties should help among the locals.

Posted by occasional observer 2007-02-04 15:43|| 2007-02-04 15:43|| Front Page Top

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