U.S. Army soldiers take cover as they receive fire on a riverbed near Combat Outpost Delorean in Bala Murghab in Afghanistan's Baghdis province, Jan. 9, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Brigade. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin WallacePetraeus Blames 75% Increase In Violence On Mild Afghan Winter -- Examiner
General David Petraeus now claims the reason the level of violence in Afghanistan has shot up 75% in 2011 versus 2010 is because of the unseasonably warm weather. Supposedly, it allows Taliban fighters more freedom of movement according to the Washington Post’s Joshua Partlow.
Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, told ambassadors in Kabul earlier this week that the violence level so far this winter was "higher than we expected.” Even more concerning was Petraeus’s prediction that violence would remain high throughout the year – a message Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, echoed to foreign reporters on Wednesday. Here is the key data per the Post:
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