Posted on 07/01/2015 8:03:30 AM PDT by Perseverando
WASHINGTON – ISIS is beginning to extend its influence into Afghanistan, but the Obama administration no longer is giving the country priority, and the 10,000 American troops that remain are feeling abandoned, a U.S. intelligence officer has told Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin
The officer, who is stationed in Afghanistan and has requested anonymity for security reasons, paints a bleak picture in a war zone that is apparently all but forgotten after an investment of more than $1 trillion by the U.S.
There simply aren’t enough active-duty U.S. reservists or National Guard personnel in Afghanistan to complete the mission, he contends.
The United States has “zero strategy for the country,” the intelligence officer said.
“We’re essentially waiting for politicians to pull the plug.”
In March, President Obama announced he was freezing U.S. troop levels to 9,800 through the end of this year and would conclude the American war before leaving office.
Yet, defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting recently in Brussels reaffirmed their commitment to secure Afghanistan as security deteriorates.
On June 22, the Afghan parliament in Kabul was attacked amid clashes throughout northern Afghanistan.
The Institute for the Study of War recently pointed out that Taliban forces have attacked several strategic bases as their forces have been bolstered by foreign fighters, including Arabs, Uighurs, Chechens, Tajiks and Uzbeks.
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Wow, a twofer for Captain Midnight.
Sorry guys , Barry is going to Cuba
Right after the Taliban were forced into the hills.
We have and had no obligation there other than to ensure we killed as many jihadis as we could before we left.
You are absolutely right. There were lots of neocon grafters involved in the futile nation building process.
Active Duty ping.
Here's my keyboard strategy. Bring hope the troops and send in the bombers.
Bring them home. It’s been a lost cause for years and years.
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