U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, tours the Afghan Army Air Corps training center in Kabul, Dec. 9, 2009. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry MorrisonMicromanaging The Campaign In Afghanistan -- Captain's Journal
From The New York Times:
The Taliban commander was back in the village. Our base roared to life as we prepared to capture him. Two Chinook helicopters spun their blades in anticipation in the dark. Fifty Afghan commandos brooded outside, pacing in the gravel. I was nearby, yelling into a phone: “Who else do we need approvals from? Another colonel? Why?”
My Comment: This type of top - down control of the military was on full display during the Maersk Alabama hijacking by Somali pirates. The orders to shoot the pirates had to first come from the White House .... the White House?!?!?!?!
What is happening in Afghanistan is even worse .... a point that the Captain's Journal expresses very eloquently in the above post.
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