Crocker: Taliban Infiltration Worse Than Estimated

Military.com ^ | Sep 18, 2012 | Richard Sisk

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Taliban infiltration of the Afghan army and police is much worse than the U.S. military and NATO have admitted

"I would put the percentage rather higher" than the 25% figure for enemy infiltrators and sympathizers  that U.S. commanders have estimated, said Ryan Crocker, who stepped down as U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan in July.

"In response to elevated threat levels resulting from the "Innocence of Muslims" video, ISAF has taken some prudent, but temporary, measures to reduce our profile and vulnerability to civil disturbances or insider attacks," the statement said.

But holding territory has also been a secondary goal for U.S. commanders. U.S. leaders have all put the emphasis on "human terrain" in the effort to win the allegiance of the Afghan people, and on the "shohna ba shohna (shoulder to shoulder)" partnering with ANSF.

The only thing that surprised him about the Taliban insurgency was that "it took longer to develop than I thought it would," Crocker said.

Crocker said the current Taliban leadership was tough and adaptive. "We've killed all the slow and stupid ones," he said. Despite a long string of U.S. missteps, Crocker also said the U.S. must press ahead to establish a stable Afghanistan to avoid the possibility of another 9/11 attack being hatched in Afghanistan, and to prevent reprisals against Afghans who sided with the U.S.

Crocker also warned of a possible bloodbath if the U.S. pulls out before ANSF is ready to take over. "Who gets it in the neck? It's all those people we made all those promises to, starting with the women" of Afghanistan who have struggled for civil rights and education in the male-dominated society.

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Perhaps, but Barry the AWOL in Chief double downed and made Afghanistan his political campaign war to win after jumping on the War is Lost in Iraq bandwagon -then immediately went about setting the conditions for defeat by limiting troop strength, announcing a withdrawal and placing dangerous ROE on our forces there. The taliban and al Qaeda never had a better ally than Barack Hussein the younger.

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“In response to elevated threat levels resulting from the “Innocence of Muslims” video...”

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Who is more dangerous? The military leaders who put soldiers lives at risk with their ignorant muzzie trust and love incompetence, or the Taliban? It’s a toss up.

They lie and use the movie as an excuse for all the soldiers they’ve killed with Taliban infiltration?

Bring the troops home NOW. Like retarded campus radicals, the US military leaders value the enemy and it’s barbaric culture more than it is loyal to our Nation’s constitution and soldiers!

Bring them home! Now!