Wednesday, March 24, 2010

An Interview With General McChrystal In Afghanistan

General Stanley McChrystal Photo: REUTERS

Interview: General Stanley McChrystal -- The Telegraph

General Stanley McChrystal designed his Situational Awareness Room so it would gear up the American military for the information technology era just as Winston Churchill's map room equipped Britain for war in the industrial age.

At Nato's Kabul headquarters, his dozen or so key advisers sit behind computers around a u-shaped table opposite eight screens that scroll down intelligence reports, news headlines and operational updates of Improvised Explosives Device (IED) attacks and air strikes across Afghanistan.

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My Comment: This article gives me the impression that he is the right man, in the right place, doing the right job. I hope to God that this impression is correct because the insurgency has only been growing since he assumed the leadership role in the Afghan war last year.

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