U.S. troops listen to a pre-mission brief on Forward Operating Base Finely-Shields in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, March 17, 2012. The troops are assigned to the Nangarhar Agribusiness Development Team, which supports initiatives to ensure the sustainability of Afghan agricultural productivity. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Biondo
Our Troops In Afghanistan Are Props -- Jack Kelly, Real Clear Politics
The mission in Afghanistan is on track, despite the murder of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier March 1 and the accidental burning of Qurans at Bagram Air Force Base last month, Marine Gen. John Allen, the NATO commander in Afghanistan, told the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday.
If Gen. Allen really believed that, he'd be delusional.
Afghan soldiers and policemen have murdered a coalition soldier or aid worker once a week on average since early 2010, according to an Army study. In all, 77 coalition troops have been killed by members of the Afghan National Security Forces, the Wall Street Journal reported in February. That tally doesn't include seven U.S. troops killed in the wake of the Quran burnings.
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My Comment: I could not have said it any better.
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