Lt. Col. Ralph Peters on our military’s politically correct Rules of Engagement
Lt. Col. Ralph Peters discusses the politically correct Afghan strategy and the suicidal Rules of Engagement our military and civilian leaders have sent our servicemen and women into battle with.
He’s in agreement with me that Taliban so-called “reconciliation” is nothing more than bribery. He also describes our counterinsurgency strategy as “touch-feely.” He’s spot on.
Taliban Chief Hiding in Populated City to Avoid Predator Drone Attacks
U.S. intelligence officials believe that Taliban leader Mullah Omar has moved to the Pakistani port city of Karachi in order to avoid Predator drone strikes.
Why would Omar believe moving to a more populated area increase his security against drone attacks? Because under Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s approach and his prescribed Rules of Engagement (ROE) for our [...]
If Obama’s So Concerned with His ‘AfPak’ Strategy…
Why has he spoken to General Stanley McChrystal, our commander in charge in Afghanistan, once in the last 70 days?
The military general credited for capturing Saddam Hussein and killing the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq says he has only spoken to President Obama once since taking command of Afghanistan.
“I’ve talked to the president, since I’ve [...]
Pentagon Wants Public Relations (PR) Men as Generals
By Josh Price
Last week I wrote about the devolution of military leadership here in America. To make my point, I conducted a very basic compare/contrast analysis of World World War II and Cold War hero General Curtis LeMay and the current commander in charge in Afghanstan, General Stanley McChrystal (read that analysis here).
My main point [...]
From General Curtis LeMay to General Stanley McChrystal
By Josh Price
The new U.S. commander in charge of our operations in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, recently gave an Wall Street Journal in which he stated that the Taliban are winning the front in Afghanistan:
“It’s a very aggressive enemy right now,” Gen. McChrystal said in the interview Saturday at his office in a fortified NATO [...]
