Tuesday
Dec082009
Next 18 Months Critical In Afghanistan, Says McChrystal
General Stanley McChrystal, the top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, told the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday that he considers the next 18 months to be a critical period for Afghanistan. (0:23)
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I as a milatary man feel that the aims and objectives set by the US milatary are not realistic. What could not be achieved in 8 years cannot be done so in 18 months.As they say 'a counter insurgency operation is as good or bad as the government it defends'. US/NATO troops are being put in harms way to defend a government that is corrupt, incompetent and of doubtful legitimacy.