General Petraeus And Afghan President Karzai Do Not See Eye To Eye On Afghan War Strategy

COMMANDER'S CHAT - U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force, chats with Army Lt. Col. David Oclander at checkpoint 91 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 9, 2010. Oclander is the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail

Gen. Petraeus Runs Into Resistance From Karzai Over Village Defense Forces -- Washington Post

KABUL -- As he takes charge of the war effort in Afghanistan, Gen. David H. Petraeus has met sharp resistance from President Hamid Karzai to an American plan to assist Afghan villagers in fighting the Taliban on their own.

A first meeting last week between the new commander and the Afghan president turned tense after Karzai renewed his objections to the plan, according to U.S. officials. The idea of recruiting villagers into local defense programs is a key part of the U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan, and Karzai's stance poses an early challenge to Petraeus as he tries to fashion a collaborative relationship with the Afghan leader.

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My Comment: General Petraeus wants to implement in Afghanistan the same strategy that was implemented (and successful) in Iraq .... but Afghan President Karzai has other ideas.

Hmmm .... you would think that after 9 years of war in Afghanistan a different strategy maybe should be implemented instead of maintaining the status quo?