Admiral Mullen has admitted defeat in Afghanistan. Like a defeated general, he had only two lines left to offer:
Admiral Mullen and General David H. Patraeus should look at this map of Afghanistan and explain to the world public why the insurgents need any safe havens. The Afghan Mujahideen “the so called Taliban” control 80% of the territory. Why would be need FATA for re-supplies. Most of the arms they use are American arms taken from NATO, ISAF and US forces. Why would the need 303s from Waziristan?
So when America gets its troops, it will continue its mantra about “safe havens”. Blaming Pakistan is natural for a failing super power who has lost 80% of the Afghan countryside to the insurgents.
Meanwhile in Washington, "the current year of fighting in Afghanistan is the fourth year in a row that insurgents have gained the upper hand ", US Admiral Mike Mullen said Friday.
Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers on Capitol Hill that the level of violence in Afghanistan is 80 percent higher than 2009. “Certainly from that standpoint, we’re not winning,” he said. “And in an insurgency, you’re either winning or you’re losing.”
Military planners earlier this year described the US mission in Afghanistan as close to failure, prompting a top-level review of the war strategy. US President Barack Obama in December 1 address to the nation ordered 30,000 troops to report to duty in Afghanistan in a renewed push to prop up the Kabul government.
Mullen said his top officers began calling on foot soldiers and civil affairs experts to stand ready within 72 hours of the presidential speech. The 30,000 troops fell short of what the top military brass had asked for, though NATO foreign ministers came forward recently with a pledge to commit 7,000 troops to the war. But with the growing number of Afghan resistance fighters, US now seems to be doomed just like the great Soviet Union which had more than half a million troops on ground whereas US only has less than 80,000. It's just a matter of time before the WhiteHouse officially announces its defeat in the Graveyard of Empires.
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- ”...I need more troops...".
- “...I blame someone else for my incompetence ...”.
Admiral Mullen and General David H. Patraeus should look at this map of Afghanistan and explain to the world public why the insurgents need any safe havens. The Afghan Mujahideen “the so called Taliban” control 80% of the territory. Why would be need FATA for re-supplies. Most of the arms they use are American arms taken from NATO, ISAF and US forces. Why would the need 303s from Waziristan?
So when America gets its troops, it will continue its mantra about “safe havens”. Blaming Pakistan is natural for a failing super power who has lost 80% of the Afghan countryside to the insurgents.
Meanwhile in Washington, "the current year of fighting in Afghanistan is the fourth year in a row that insurgents have gained the upper hand ", US Admiral Mike Mullen said Friday.
Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers on Capitol Hill that the level of violence in Afghanistan is 80 percent higher than 2009. “Certainly from that standpoint, we’re not winning,” he said. “And in an insurgency, you’re either winning or you’re losing.”
Military planners earlier this year described the US mission in Afghanistan as close to failure, prompting a top-level review of the war strategy. US President Barack Obama in December 1 address to the nation ordered 30,000 troops to report to duty in Afghanistan in a renewed push to prop up the Kabul government.
Mullen said his top officers began calling on foot soldiers and civil affairs experts to stand ready within 72 hours of the presidential speech. The 30,000 troops fell short of what the top military brass had asked for, though NATO foreign ministers came forward recently with a pledge to commit 7,000 troops to the war. But with the growing number of Afghan resistance fighters, US now seems to be doomed just like the great Soviet Union which had more than half a million troops on ground whereas US only has less than 80,000. It's just a matter of time before the WhiteHouse officially announces its defeat in the Graveyard of Empires.
Enticing Fury
Pakistan Cyber Force