Posted on Dec 30, 2015
US General: More Troops May Be Needed in Afghanistan
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The top US and NATO military commander in Afghanistan may seek additional American troops to help local forces as they struggle to contain the Taliban insurgency, USA Today reported.
General John Campbell's interview with the newspaper comes as the security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated in the second half of 2015, with an increase in insurgent attacks and higher casualties among both Taliban and national forces.
Already, President Barack Obama has backtracked on a pledge to pull out all but 1,000 troops, and in October he announced that 9,800 US forces would remain in Afghanistan until the end of 2016.
The top US and NATO military commander in Afghanistan may seek additional American troops to help local forces as they struggle to contain the Taliban insurgency, USA Today reported.
General John Campbell's interview with the newspaper comes as the security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated in the second half of 2015, with an increase in insurgent attacks and higher casualties among both Taliban and national forces.
Already, President Barack Obama has backtracked on a pledge to pull out all but 1,000 troops, and in October he announced that 9,800 US forces would remain in Afghanistan until the end of 2016.
US General: More Troops May Be Needed in Afghanistan
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs If we hadn't strayed from the initial mission in 2003 by siphoning off trips to go to Iraq, we could have finished off the Taliban post haste.
When President Bush deposed Saddam, that opened the door for Iran to fill the vacuum. "Power abhors a vacuum" Saddam approve of him or not was the balance against Iran. Maliki is a Shia who allowed Iran to come in.
It is interesting to note that Iran offered to provide assistance against the Taliban and Bush turned them down.
As far as the need for more troops, what commander did you ever know that was satisfied with his resources to complete a task/ mission? I've never known one!
When President Bush deposed Saddam, that opened the door for Iran to fill the vacuum. "Power abhors a vacuum" Saddam approve of him or not was the balance against Iran. Maliki is a Shia who allowed Iran to come in.
It is interesting to note that Iran offered to provide assistance against the Taliban and Bush turned them down.
As far as the need for more troops, what commander did you ever know that was satisfied with his resources to complete a task/ mission? I've never known one!
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs By deliberately relinquishing American influence in Afghanistan (the Middle East), POTUS has allowed others to fill the vacuum. Notably, Iran. Wherever a vacuum is left it will be filled, especially in a land of tribes and sectarianism.
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LTC Bink Romanick
CPT (Join to see) We are seeing a Shia-Sunni civil war, nothing else. The Shia backed by the Persians are dominating Syria (Assad a Shia) Iraq (Maliki isShia) Hamas Shia and so on. Daesh is Sunni. It's like Europe after the Reformation except with heavier weapons!
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