Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks with Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould, superintendent of the Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 30, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
Gen. Martin Dempsey: Afghan Strategy Made 'Hard Slog' Inevitable -- US News and World Report
The war in Afghanistan has dragged on for nearly a decade in large part because Washington has employed a strategy that necessitated a "hard slog," America's top general said Tuesday.
"It's taking so long because we're trying to do it right," Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey told a forum in Washington.
Dempsey's description of "doing it right" means U.S. officials have insisted on building government institutions and security forces that can make Afghanistan a self-sufficient nation after U.S. and NATO forces leave in 2014.
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My Comment: It appears that General Dempsey has given up on the idea of 'nation building' .... and focusing (instead) on limited Afghan military and government objectives.
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