A View From Russia On U.S. Military Tactics In Afghanistan

Image: Defense Secretary Robert Gates (l) has replaced the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, General David McKiernan (center), with Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal. (ABC News Photo Illustration)

USA Bargains One Trouble With Another Trying To Change At Least Something In Afghanistan -- Pravda

US General Stanley McChrystal is now the commander of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan instead of General David McKiernan. None of high-ranking officials of the Pentagon could explain the reason why the previous commander was dismissed and why Mr. McChrystal could handle the Taliban better than Mr. McKiernan could. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates only said that the United States was in need of a new military command and a new thinking because of a new strategy for the war-torn country.

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My Comment: In short .... from the Russian perspective .... the change in military leadership in Afghanistan will not change the reality on the ground. Sadly .... I will have to agree.