Posted on 12/31/2012 11:32:38 AM PST by LSUfan
A new draft of a 75-page Army handbook for troops heading to Afghanistan says that American cultural insensitivity is to blame for the 63 attacks this year by Afghan soldiers against the U.S.-led coalition forces who are training them.
According to the Wall Street Journal, who obtained an advance copy of the controversial document, the draft manual states that:
"Many of the confrontations occur because of [coalition] ignorance of, or lack of empathy for, Muslim and/or Afghan cultural norms, resulting in a violent reaction from the [Afghan security force] member," according to the draft handbook prepared by Army researchers.
In 2012, U.S.-led coalition forces suffered 63 so-called green on blue attacks, the term used to describe Afghan soldiers attacking the very people training them. Over three dozen of those attacks were fatal.
What the Army is saying, in effect, is that if Afghan partners conduct violence against U.S. service personnel, it is the servicemans fault, says retired Adm. James A. Lyons, former commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. This is mind-boggling.
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Thank you for your post. It is nice to know what the soldier’s eye view of the issue look like.
First obama says the cops acted stupidly and now it’s the military’s turn.
...on the enemys’ part these things are the root cause.
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Withdraw our insensitive military, send in ALL the sensitive “community organizers”, led by Dear Leader of course, Rev’s Sharpton, Jackson, Wright, and Barney Frank and his bun-picked team of decorators, firearm experts Feinstein, Schumer, close field coverage from the Dem-MSM talking heads,.........ooops! Awake now. Reality sucks.
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Liberalism is a mental disorder.
I suppose it would be comforting for them to know that being shot or blown up has nothing to do with getting killed.But, then again, shit like this is what the majority of those who voted in the 2012 election voted for. No wonder bastards like obama are in power.
There are some thing that are beyond miracles, my FRiend. Republican congresscritters growing spines are one of them.
This is another CYA for the Army.
Never blame the upper rankers for their errors in coddling terrorists and treating soldiers like crap or like servants as a currency payment for their good political relationships.
This handbook obviously appologizes and vindicates the relationships with terrorists and blames “kantakerous soldiers” for sabotaging it.
This is the usual JAG/IG treachery.
Sounds like the chickens have come home to roost.
What we need to do is get our troops and all of our assets out of there and let them flounder about on their own.
Seriously, place them side by side and read the rules and regs for anyone in the psychiatric/mental health field. This is absolutely tragic.
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