Official resigns over Afghan war
A former Marine Corps captain with combat experience in Iraq, Hoh had also served in uniform at the Pentagon, and as a civilian in Iraq and at the State Department. By July, he was the senior U.S. civilian in Zabul province, a Taliban hotbed. But last Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Publish2 (World), Digg, Memeorandum, Washington Post , Drudge Report
A frightening look for inside the Afghan war. Vietnam is never mentioned but the similarities, especially the US propping up a corrupt government during a civil war can't be ignored. Even with the importance of destroying al-Qaeda it is clear that a new strategy is needed.