Thinking, remembering ... Oh, yes: We've heard it everywhere this benighted nation of ignoramuses has stuck its fat nose in the last 50-odd yrs. Really, will the sheep ever stop being proud of their ignorance?One of America's most celebrated generals has issued a harsh indictment of his country's campaign in Afghanistan on the 10th anniversary of the invasion to topple the Taliban.
The US began the war with a "frighteningly simplistic" view of Afghanistan, the retired general Stanley McChrystal said, and even now the military lacks sufficient local knowledge to bring the conflict to an end.
Image info: U.S. Army Pvt. Jeffery Hansen of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment crouches after launching a 60mm mortar round from the mortar range at Forward Operating Base Lane in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini.)
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ReplyDeleteI think you're in the clear on that front, M.B.
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Odd words, coming from the military.
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