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Food for thought. I wonder if Obama will see this and talk to his General about it? Ah, who am I kidding? Of course he won’t.
Maybe NATO forces need some wall-to-wall counseling? [Bold emphasis mine]
Article from News Scotsman
“ONE of Afghanistan’s most powerful warlords has urged America not to send more troops, insisting there are enough to beat the Taleban already – if the rest of Nato simply pulled its weight.
Ismail Khan, the self-styled Emir of western Afghanistan, and three-decade veteran of fighting the Taleban and the Russians, was particularly scathing about the Italian forces, in his hometown of Herat.”
Be sure to read the rest of this great article!
I think it is important to make distinctions and not make sweeping generalizations. The Dutch, Canadians and British are engaging the enemy. The Canadians have been fighting hard from the start and have the heaviest per capita casualties in theater ~ nearly 50% higher than the US.
Many of the European nations are not pulling their weight but some do ~ why alienate allies who are fighting and dying by ignoring their contributions?