U.S. Senators: Classified Briefings Paint A Far Darker Picture Of Afghanistan

Senate Armed Service Committee. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera.

The Hill: Public statements on Afghanistan rosier than classified briefings, senators say

Public statements by U.S. officials on the situation in Afghanistan are more optimistic than what they say in closed briefings, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said Wednesday.

“What we hear in classified briefings about the direction and signals and all of the things that are occurring in Afghanistan directly contradict some of the rosy public statements that are made about what is happening in the country,” he said. “It’s actually alarming to go to a classified session and then to hear reports about those discussions in the Armed Services Committee itself.”

Corker, who said he was in a closed briefing Tuesday, did not elaborate on what differences exist between statements in closed briefings and public hearings.

WNU Editor: So the White House and the Pentagon have been lying to all of us .... why am I not surprised. But they are now having trouble at lying .... as I commented only yesterday .... Pentagon: War In Afghanistan Intensifying. Islamic State Now Operational In The Country.