ISAF has a new policy with respect to the murder of coalition troops by their ostensible Afghan allies:
Military commanders in Afghanistan have stopped making public the number of allied troops killed by Afghan soldiers and police, a measure of the trustworthiness of a force that is to take over security from U.S.-led forces.
The change in policy comes after at least three allied troops have been killed by the Afghan troops they trained in the past month and follows what appears to be the deadliest year of the war for NATO trainers at the hands of their Afghan counterparts…
Anthony Cordesman, a military analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said information about the killing of U.S. troops by Afghan troops or police is important because it shows whether the U.S. withdrawal plan is realistic. “It’s not just a matter of the number of ISAF or U.S. troops getting attacked. The real question is will this force be loyal to the government?” he said. “The constant question has to be, ‘Did you rush out to set impossible levels of quantity without addressing the quality of Afghan security forces?’ “
To ask the question is to answer it.
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if they don’t report it, it won’t be a problem…
what better way to show we have become sensitive and understanding of the cultural mores of the host country than to adopt the policy of polite lying?
We are now going to lie to ourselves.
When we are overly concerned over PR than Soldiers / Marines / Airmen / Sailors, somebody in the upper chain of command needs a thorough arse-kicking.
i believe you misspelled “…shot, or at least horse whipped in front of an all hands formation for conduct unbecoming.”
but then again, i went to the Harmony Church School for International Diplomacy & Dispute Resolution, so i have a lifetime of diplomacy and tact that i’ve been saving for special occasions.
add “…to be” at the beginning.
there wasn’t a written requirement for graduation. %-)
How is it that the Russians saw the situation very clearly soon in their efforts in this neck of the woods. Perhaps they read their history books.
Valueless scum.