“Well stated. Obama made Afghan his war and now we are witnessing Obama’s incompetence as Commander in Chief.”
We are also witnessing Petreaus helping Zero make good on his campaign promise, which he inserts into every speech, while losing men in the ass end of the world in an area that can not be treated as if it was Iraq.
I question why he would do this, knowing full well that a different theater does not mean that similar tactics will work, especially given conditions in a tribal dominated, 7th century culture.
The fact that this strategy worked in Iraq does NOT mean it will work in A-stan. Petraeus’ main accomplishment was to make the first formal accommodation with Sunni insurgents.
Absolutely true. GEN Petraeus is an Iraq expert. Afghanistan is VERY different, and I can only hope during his tenure as CENTCOM commander he became an Afghanistan expert. GEN Petraeus may be a politician, but he is anything but stupid and I would hope that he's not forcing a square peg into a round hole.
Petraeus’ main accomplishment was to make the first formal accommodation with Sunni insurgents.
He hired the guns away from AQI and turned them against each other while we provided air support. I wasn't too crazy about that idea either considering the American blood on those guys' hands, but you can't argue with success. It was a brilliant move that worked like a charm.