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2013-10-01 Home Front: Politix

Two more US general officers forced into retirement.

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Posted by Besoeker 2013-10-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Accountability (at last) or purge?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-10-01 01:03|| 2013-10-01 01:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Pretty shoddy force protection , at what should be the most secure place in Afghanistan .

Somebody had to bite the bullet for two marines deaths and eight others wounded along with six harrier fighter jets and numerous other airplanes .

Posted by Gomez Borgia1808 2013-10-01 07:30|| 2013-10-01 07:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Infrequently mentioned, but this link describes who was actually 'sleeping on the job' at Camp Bastian.

Even with sleep disorders, having these fellows manning the perimeter would have been preferable to [frequently TB infiltrated] indigenous contract security firms owned by operated by Karzai pals.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-10-01 08:53|| 2013-10-01 08:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Bastian security now.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-10-01 09:19|| 2013-10-01 09:19|| Front Page Top

#5 At least a show of accountability that is sorely missing re: Benghazi......

Posted by USN, Ret. 2013-10-01 09:25|| 2013-10-01 09:25|| Front Page Top

#6 FTA: Gurganus, who was the top American commander in that region of Afghanistan at the time, did not order a formal investigation after the attack. In June, Amos asked U.S. Central Command to investigate, and he said he decided to take action against the two generals after reviewing the results of that investigation.

"While I am mindful of the degree of difficulty the Marines in Afghanistan faced in accomplishing a demanding combat mission with a rapidly declining force, my duty requires me to remain true to the timeless axioms related relating to command responsibility and accountability," Amos said.

Amos added that Gurganus bore "final accountability" for the lives and equipment under his command, and had made "an error in judgment" in underestimating the risk posed by the Taliban in the Bastion area of Helmand province, which included his own headquarters at a sprawling based known as Camp Leatherneck.
So Gurganus didn't even launch an investigation, which (one might think) would be de rigueur.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2013-10-01 17:49|| 2013-10-01 17:49|| Front Page Top

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