Commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan US General David Petraeus Taliban Surges Troops While The West Surges Generals -- Kabul Press
NATO Confirms It Has 130 Generals and Admirals in Afghanistan 1 for every 1,000 soldiers.
NATO has confirmed to this author that it has 130 Generals and Admirals in Afghanistan. For NATO, that amounts to one General for every 1,000 soldiers, a stunningly high number of senior officers. In contrast, the U.S. military has a total of 650 Generals and Admirals to manage a combat force of 1,420,000. That amounts to one General for every 2,185 soldiers. If NATO were to adopt the American model, it would have no more than 55 Generals in Afghanistan. Even that number is far too high.
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My Comment: This is a well researched commentary on the failure of leadership in Afghanistan. There is a lot of good stuff here .... read it all.
For me .... the best line in this article is the last one ....
It is not clear why a landlocked country such as Afghanistan has a staff of foreign Navy Admirals helping to oversee its ground war. It would seem logical to send them all home.
Admirals with their staff in landlocked Afghanistan .... now that is a good one.
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Well, if the Generals and Admirals would go out on patrol instead of sitting in Kabul, I'd be all in favor of it....
So true Dave .... so true.
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