Pentagon Report: Afghan Army failing Report Card
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NBC's Richard Engel reports....
Please follow link for the video, or see my comment below:
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stealthc
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They'll shape up in a hurry if you end the occupation and leave them to their own devices.
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stealthc
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FallenMorgan
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Well then, I guess we have to be there for another ten years to make their army work. Vietnam 2.0, anybody?
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FallenMorgan
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samthesixth
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FallenMorgan:
10 years may not even be enough given the endemic corruption. This could be Korea 2.0.
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samthesixth
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samthesixth
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WTF are we doing there?
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samthesixth
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WhiteNoise
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WELCOME TO REALITY...
AFGHANISTAN: AMERICA SUCKERED
http://www.veteranstoday.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9872ITS EVEN WORST THAN REPORTED TOO ;)
"We are watching a poorly staged rendition of Wag the Dog , interpreted for the morbidly stupid and performed by the criminally insane." - Jules Carlysle
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WhiteNoise
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WhiteNoise
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WhiteNoise:
WHY DO YOU THINK I'M SCREAMING FOR ;)
Losing The War On Drugs: One CIA Asset At A Time
http://current.com/items/91584836_losing-the-war-on-drugs-one-cia-asset-at-a-tim...Obama orders 30-35,000 more troops for Afghanistan, surge to begin by Christmas
http://current.com/items/91584215_obama-orders-30-35-000-more-troops-for-afghani...Olbermann Special Comment on Afghanistan: Get Out Now
http://current.com/items/91580984_olbermann-special-comment-on-afghanistan-get-o...Obama's Speech on Afghanistan Envisions Exit Strategy
http://current.com/items/91572793_obamas-speech-on-afghanistan-envisions-exit-st...Yeah, come on all of you, big strong men,
Uncle Sam needs your help again.
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way over yonder in Afghanistan
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Afghanistan;
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.
Huh!Well, come on mothers throughout the land,
Pack your boys off to Afghanistan.
Come on fathers, don't hesitate,
Send 'em off before it's too late.
Be the first one on your block
To have your boy come home in a box.And it's one, two, three
What are we fighting for ?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam.
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.Peace, if it really arrived, would upset things. At present, arms expenditure and (military) aid to other countries are bolstering business. U.S. News and World Report, December 31, 1948
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WhiteNoise
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jeffissleeping
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And here is Richard Engel presenting the Pentagon report on the Rachel Maddow show:
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jeffissleeping
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bking74
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The Afghan National Army is plagued by inefficiency and endemic corruption. U.S. training efforts have been drastically slowed by the corruption, widespread illiteracy, vanishing supplies, and lack of discipline.
U.S. trainers report missing vehicles, weapons and other military equipment, and outright theft of fuel provided by the U.S.[44] Death threats have been leveled against U.S. officers who try to stop Afghan soldiers from stealing. Afghan soldiers often find improvised explosive devices and snip the command wires instead of marking them and waiting for U.S. forces to come to detonate them. The Americans say this just allows the insurgents to return and reconnect them. U.S. trainers frequently must remove the cell phones of Afghan soldiers hours before a mission for fear that the operation will be compromised.
The Afghan Army has severely limited fighting capacity. Even the best Afghan units lack training, discipline and adequate reinforcements. In one new unit in Baghlan Province, soldiers have been found cowering in ditches rather than fighting. Some are suspected of collaborating with the Taliban against the Americans. “
Desertion is a significant problem in the Afghan Army. One in every four combat soldiers quit the Afghan Army during the 12-month period ending in September, 2009, according to data from the U.S. Defense Department and the Inspector General for Reconstruction in Afghanistan.
But, there is hope the Afghan people have been defeating empire after empire since 1780’s. In fact the only empire that has any measure of success was the Mogul Empire in 1219 but then again the Moguls beat the shit out of everyone. Just give them some time. - 2 years ago
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bking74
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jeffissleeping
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clip on hulu:
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jeffissleeping
