“Does this look to you like something “leaked” out for a little CYA for McChrystal?”
NO. It looks to me like someone wanted to expose McChrystal’s REAL reason for wanting the extra troops. This has nothing to do with fighting a war. It has EVERYTHING to do with making babysitters out of our Troops. They lack protection and/or direction.
How can he justify adding more Troops for cannon fodder when he does not intend to kill bad guys, or take land and secure it?
This is not even NATION BUILDING. It is babysitting people who don’t want us and it will only embolden the Taliban to come into the areas where we would be sitting ducks.