“General McChrystal is more a political mouthpiece than a field commander” General Petraeus doesn’t seem to agree. A few more stories like this using McChrystal as a hammer to beat the UnDecider in Chief and Obama will come out smelling like a rose. Meanwhile here’s some U.S. soldiers teasing and mocking some Afghanis. http://www.floppingaces.net/2009/11/16/americas-aggression-against-muslims-confirmed/#more-30475
The buck stops with Obama as CIC, and he’s put people like Rosa Brooks in the Pentagon to contribute in coming up with policy. She has no business having the position she was assigned to. Keep in mind this is only one radical of most likely many who are now influencing policy on Afghanistan. Terrifying for our troops and their safety.
“Pentagon official blames U.S. for al-Qaida attacks”
April 20, 2009
Pentagon official blames U.S. for al-Qaida attacks Worked for George Soros, argued for government control of media.
She believes al-Qaida was an “obscure group” turned into a massive threat due to U.S. policies.
She’s referred to former President Bush as “our torturer in chief” and a “psychotic who need(s) treatment” while comparing Bush’s arguments for waging a war on terrorism to Adolf Hitler’s use of political propaganda.
She’s worked on behalf of George Soros’ philanthropic foundation.
Meet Rosa Brooks, the Obama administration’s new adviser to Michelle Fluornoy, the undersecretary of defense for policy, a position described as one of the most influential in the Pentagon.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234175/posts
“Rosa Brooks: A Disaster at Defense”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236615/posts
“Putting her in the policy shop is like Lyndon Johnson making Jane Fonda a senior adviser on Vietnam...”
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Here’s one more:
“Brooks’ new boss Fluornoy holds one of the most powerful posts in the Pentagon, and is already playing a key role in shaping the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan as well as the wider war against al-Qaeda. She will also be a central figure in shaping U.S.-UK defence cooperation and Washington’s policy towards NATO. As an adviser to Fluornoy, Brooks will wield an extraordinary degree of influence in helping shape U.S. policy. Her extreme views should therefore be closely scrutinized”
(snip)“... She further argued that “with so many thousands dead, and so many thousands more embittered, ‘winning’ isn’t really on the table anymore....”
(snip)“...The only question now is whether we can mitigate the damage.”~Rosa Brooks
So this is her thought process? “The only question now is whether we can ‘mitigate’ the damage”?
How is she currently putting that into policy at the Pentagon?
(”mitigate” to make or become less severe, intense or painful.” (Random House Webster’s Dictionary))
Rosa Brooks is described as “...someone who appears to have no relevant national security qualifications for the position.”
You can see based on this example the direction Afghanistan could take if people like Brooks are involved in decisions on policy, including the ROE’s. You can only imagine what her input and ideas might be based on her ultra radical views. How many more like her are working in the shadows directing policy on this war.
It would be interesting to know exactly who wrote the new ROE’s and exactly those who contributed in the process of writing them up. Again, of course the buck stops at McChrystal’s desk and Obama over him.