Thursday, August 23, 2018

Departing U.S. General In Afghanistan Says Trump Strategy Is Working

U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson, Resolute Support and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan commander, visits with service members at Train, Advise and Assist Command-East on Aug. 9, 2018. On Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, Nicholson held his final press conference on the state of operations in Afghanistan (Cmdr. Robert Thoms/NATO)

Military Times: Trump strategy is working, departing general in Afghanistan says

Despite renewed violence and few measurable gains in territorial security, the South Asia Strategy is working and has finally given coalition and Afghan forces the support they need to get to a negotiated peace with the Taliban, the departing top U.S. general in charge of Afghanistan operations said Wednesday.

Army Gen. John Nicholson, commander of NATO’s Resolute Support mission and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan held his final press conference Wednesday on the state of operations in Afghanistan before his replacement, Army Lt. Gen. Scott Miller, takes over through a change-of-command ceremony in the next few weeks.

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WNU Editor: Every departing U.S. general says the same thing .... that the strategy is working. Unfortunately .... the Taliban have not received the message.
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6 comments:

  1. fredAugust 23, 2018 at 3:26 PM

    General to his therapist
    1. I am leaving my command and returning home
    2. If I say we are losing in Afghanistan, I will look as though I had failed at my job
    3. If I say we are doing ok., I will be asked why we are not doing better and winning
    4. If I say nothing, they will say I am unwilling to go on record
    5. If I say our strategy is winning at this point, I will seem to be doing exactly what I was sent to do

    Therapist: a tough call for you but recall your days as a child in school. Now, give an answer as though you were back in grade school.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 23, 2018 at 3:30 PM

    Lapides,
    I await the answers.

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  3. fredAugust 23, 2018 at 6:33 PM

    "They also serve who only stand and wait."

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  4. JamesAugust 23, 2018 at 9:46 PM

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  5. JamesAugust 23, 2018 at 9:53 PM

    I'll try again. They are replacing a full General with a Lt. General, this should be noted.

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  6. jimbrownAugust 24, 2018 at 12:12 PM

    Who in their right mind would say their leadership failed?



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