U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with U.S. Army Gen. John F. Campbell on Forward Operating Base Fenty in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Dec. 18, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony Coronado
Washington Post: Senior U.S. general wants to start striking the Taliban again
A senior American general has proposed resuming offensive strikes against the Taliban, exposing a rift between the military and senior administration officials over the U.S. role in the war in Afghanistan, according to military officials.
Senior Pentagon officials complained that Gen. John F. Campbell, who commanded U.S. forces in Afghanistan until earlier this month, broke with standard military procedure when he forwarded his proposal in recent weeks directly to the White House without the knowledge of Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter.
Campbell said he followed normal channels in submitting his recommendations, which could draw the United States back into a broader air campaign against the Taliban.
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Update: Former US Commander Urges to Resume Airstrikes Against Taliban (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: I can see how his recommendation to reverse course in Afghanistan would fall on deaf ears in both the White House and the Pentagon. The focus is on withdrawing from Afghanistan .... not ramping it up .... and Gen. John F. Campbell is clearly someone who has decided to not follow the White House's play-book.
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