Photo: Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis last month after sharing his view on the Afghan war with some members of Congress. “You can't spin the fact that more men are getting blown up every year,” he said.Truth, Lies And Afghanistan -- Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis, Armed Forces Journal
How military leaders have let us down
I spent last year in Afghanistan, visiting and talking with U.S. troops and their Afghan partners. My duties with the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force took me into every significant area where our soldiers engage the enemy. Over the course of 12 months, I covered more than 9,000 miles and talked, traveled and patrolled with troops in Kandahar, Kunar, Ghazni, Khost, Paktika, Kunduz, Balkh, Nangarhar and other provinces.
What I saw bore no resemblance to rosy official statements by U.S. military leaders about conditions on the ground.
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